Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

January 2005, Case 501-2. Quiz set! Click here to see.

A 65 year-old woman with an intraventricular mass.

Clinical informationThe patient was a 65 year-old woman who sustained a minor automobile accident. An MR imaging scan was performed and an unexpected lesion was demonstrated. The lesion was removed. The followings are the selected MR images and the representative histologic photos.

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Panel A is T1-weighted post contrast MR image, Panel B is a SPGR T1-weighted post contrast MR image and Panel C is FSE T2-weighted image. Panel D and E are taken from cytologic preparation from intraoperative consultation. Panel F to H are taken from frozen sections. Panel I to L are taken from paraffin section.

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