Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Dec 2002
Case ReportsSymptomatic epidural lipomatosis of the spinal cord in a child: MR demonstration of spinal cord injury.
We report a case of symptomatic epidural lipomatosis in an 8-year-old girl with Cushing's syndrome secondary to longstanding high-dose steroid therapy for Crohn's disease. MR imaging of the spine revealed massive diffuse epidural fat compressing the entire spinal cord with T2 prolongation in the central gray matter of the cord suggesting ischemic myelopathy. This finding has not been previously demonstrated on imaging. A proposed mechanism underlying these findings is discussed.
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Trilateral retinoblastoma is the association of bilateral retinoblastomas and an intracranial primitive neuroectodermal tumour. Bilateral retinoblastomas with a pineal tumour are typical manifestations of this association. ⋯ The intracranial tumour can occur in the suprasellar or parasellar regions even before presentation of the retinal mass. We report a female infant with a suprasellar retinoblastoma and unilateral intraocular retinoblastoma.