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Case Reports
. 2009;8(3):135-8.
doi: 10.2463/mrms.8.135.

Diffusion-weighted imaging of an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the cervical spine

Tetsu Niwa  1 , Noriko Aida, Mio Tanaka, Jun Okubo, Mari Sasano, Ayako Shishikura, Kazutoshi Fujita, Susumu Ito, Yukichi Tanaka, Hisato Kigasawa
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Case Reports

Diffusion-weighted imaging of an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the cervical spine

Tetsu Niwa et al. Magn Reson Med Sci. 2009.
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Abstract

Spinal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare, aggressive malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system usually seen in young children and infants. We present diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings for an intradural extramedullary AT/RT in the cervical spine of a 6-year-old boy. High signal on DWI and low apparent diffusion coefficients may represent high cellularity of the tumor. These findings indicated a highly malignant tumor.

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