Primary intraventricular tumors - Imaging characteristics, post-treatment changes and relapses.

Primary intraventricular neoplasms are rare tumors that originate from the ependymal or subependymal, septum pellucidum, choroid plexus and the supporting arachnoid tissue. Knowledge of the common locations of these tumors within the ventricular system, together with key imaging characteristics and presentation age, can significantly narrow the differential diagnosis. In 2016, the WHO reorganized the classification of several primary CNS tumors by combining histopathological and molecular data.

A Tale of Two Organ Systems: Imaging Review of Diseases Affecting the Thoracic and Neurological Systems. Part 2.

In an era of rapidly expanding knowledge and sub-specialization, it is becoming increasingly common to focus on one organ system. However, the human body is intimately linked, and disease processes affecting one region of the body not uncommonly affect the other organ systems as well. Understanding diseases from a macroscopic perspective, rather than a narrow vantage point, enables efficient and accurate diagnosis.

Multimodality imaging and treatment strategy for malignant scalp neoplasms in adults.

Malignant scalp masses deserve much attention as they have the potential to destroy local structures, recur and metastasize to distant organs. Moreover, malignant scalp lesions are known to be more aggressive in behavior than their counterparts elsewhere in the body. Multimodality imaging is essential in narrowing the differential diagnoses of scalp masses, as well as in differentiating benign from malignant masses.

Cryptic asymptomatic parasellar high signal on time-of-flight MR angiography: how to resolve the clinical conundrum.

Purpose: Hyperintense parasellar signal on time-of-flight MR angiography (TOF-MRA) in asymptomatic patients may be due to a variety of nonpathological causes and mimic parasellar high flow signal in pathological arteriovenous shunts at the cavernous sinus (CSAVS). This creates a clinical conundrum between diagnosing an aggressive yet asymptomatic CSAVS subtype against exposing patients without CSAVS to potential complications of an invasive angiographic evaluation. We reviewed common nonpathological causes of hyperintense parasellar signal and contrast their imaging features against those of pathological CSAVS and proposed a systemic approach to resolve such conundrum.

Carotid Mycotic Aneurysm associated with Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery. Case Report and Literature Review.

Carotid mycotic aneurysm is extremely rare and even more unusual when it is associated with a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery. This artery is the second most common of the embryonic carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses. It originates from the cervical internal carotid artery and enters the cranium through a widened hypoglossal canal before anastomosing with the basilar artery.

Capecitabine-induced leukoencephalopathy involving the bilateral corticospinal tracts.

An 80 year old lady with a history of metastatic sigmoid carcinoma presented with expressive dysphasia and unsteady gait 4 days after commencement of adjuvant capecitabine chemotherapy. MRI demonstrated restricted diffusion and T2/FLAIR hyperintensity involving the course of the bilateral corticospinal tracts, the corpus callosum and the middle cerebellar peduncles. Discontinuation of chemotherapy lead to symptom resolution in 2 days; repeat MRI at 2 months demonstrated reversal of the diffusion changes and improvement of the previous T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity.