Imaging findings of patients with metastatic neuroblastoma to the brain.
Acad Radiol
; 21(3): 329-37, 2014 Mar.
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Metastatic involvement of brain is rare in neuroblastoma (NB). We retrospectively evaluated conventional and advanced imaging and clinical findings of seven patients with secondary intra-axial brain NB metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography examinations of patients with metastatic brain NB were reviewed. Recent iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine ((123)I-MIBG) scans were also reviewed. A medical record review was performed for relevant clinical, laboratory, histopathologic, and genetic data. RESULTS: Mean age at the time of primary tumor diagnosis was 35 months, and all were considered high-risk NB at diagnosis. Mean time interval between diagnosis and brain involvement was 23.2 months. Extensive prior extra-central nervous system (CNS) disease was present in all patients, but concomitant extra-CNS disease at the time of brain involvement was absent in three (43%) patients. Various forms of disease, including intraparenchymal, intraventricular, and leptomeningeal lesions were detected. Most intraparenchymal lesions were supratentorial and hemorrhagic; however, hemorrhage was absent in multiple leptomeningeal nodules in one patient. Contrast enhancement of lesions was present on all contrast-enhanced studies. Restricted diffusion of lesions was present in two patients. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion in two patients also revealed increased cerebral blood flow. Recent (123)I-MIBG scans were available in four patients and showed lesions in two patients with larger metastases but failed to demonstrate lesions in another two patients with smaller lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Brain metastases of NB are often supratentorial and hemorrhagic and demonstrate contrast enhancement. Diffusion-weighted imaging can show restricted diffusion. ASL images may reveal increased perfusion. MIBG scans may not show smaller brain metastases.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Diagnóstico por Imagen
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Neuroblastoma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Acad Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos