G. Hahn (Dresden)  

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16 Years  

Female  

Head-Brain and brain nerves  

neoplastic  

16 year-old patient with headaches. The ophthamologist found a papilledema.  

Low-grade glioma with a good prognosis. The symptoms resulted only from a occlusion hydrocephalus. A progression of the tumor is not awaited.  

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MRI 1: T2-weighted image, sagittal: Somewhat hyperintense, round mass in the Lamina tecti with aqueduct closure and consecutive hydrocephalus (Drainage has already been performed).





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MRI 2: T2-weighted image, transversal: Somewhat hyperintense, round mass in the Lamina tecti with aqueduct closure and consecutive hydrocephalus (Drainage has already been performed).





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MRI 3: T1-weighted image, sagittal before contrast: Isointense mass (compared to the cerebral parenchyma) in the lamina tecti. (Probably the superior colliculi)





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MRI 4: T1-weighted image, transversal before contrast: Isointense mass (compared to the cerebral parenchyma) in the lamina tecti. (Probably the superior colliculi)






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MRI 5: T1-weighted image, sagittal after contrast: No contrast uptake of the tumor.





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MRI 6: T2-FLAIR-weighted image, sagittal : Hyperintense mass in the lamina tecti


 

Imaging including endoscopy  

Glioma of the pineal gland.  

Benign, no progression is awaited.  

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Glioma, tectal, hydrocephalus, papilledema, tectal glioma, brain tumor, low-grade glioma, child, childhood, pediatric radiology  

G Hahn. Tectal Glioma. PedRad [serial online] vol 2, no. 10.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20021009134224