Unusual Appearance and Presentation of Supratentorial Subependymoma in an Adult Patient

Authors

  • Ahmed Kamel Abdel Aal
  • Maysoon Farouk Hamed
  • Nasser Said Al Naief
  • Surjith Vattoth
  • Asim Kumar Bag

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v6i8.999

Keywords:

subependymoma, supratentorial, intraventricular, tumor, adult, MRI

Abstract

We report a case of a large, heterogeneously enhancing, pathologically proven, supratentorial subependymoma in a 31-year-old male patient presenting with headache, nausea and vomiting as well as gait disturbances. Although most supratentorial subependymomas have distinctive MR features, our case demonstrated imaging findings that made it indistinguishable from other more aggressive malignant supratentorial intraventricular lesions. It is of paramount importance to consider supratentorial subependymomas in the differential diagnosis of supratentorial lesions, even if their radiological features were atypical.

Author Biographies

Ahmed Kamel Abdel Aal

Assistant Professor

Department of Radiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Chief, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Co-Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Center

 

Maysoon Farouk Hamed

Resident

Department of Anesthesia

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Nasser Said Al Naief

Associate Professor of Pathology and Medicine

Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Laboratory& Clinical Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine.

University of the Pacific

Surjith Vattoth

Assistant Professor

Department of Radiology

Section of Neuroradiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Asim Kumar Bag

Assistant Professor

Department of Radiology

Section of Neuroradiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

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Published

2012-08-26

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 8 (2012)

Section

Neuroradiology

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