INTRADURAL SCHWANNOMAS OF THE SPINE - MR FINDINGS WITH EMPHASIS ON CONTRAST-ENHANCEMENT CHARACTERISTICS

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FRIEDMAN, DP [1 ]
TARTAGLINO, LM [1 ]
FLANDERS, AE [1 ]
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[1] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19107
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10.2214/ajr.158.6.1590138
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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Intradural extramedullary schwannomas are nerve sheath neoplasms that consist of focal proliferations of Schwann cells involving a spinal nerve. We reviewed the MR findings in seven patients with pathologically proved intradural schwannomas. The contrast-enhancement characteristics on MR images were determined and compared with the histologic features of the tumor. Six lesions were variably hyperintense on T2-weighted images and one was uniformly hypointense compared with the signal intensity of the spinal cord. Signal on T1-weighted images ranged from hypointense to isointense. All seven tumors showed heterogeneous enhancement; in five, the enhancement involved only the periphery of the lesion. The pattern of enhancement did not correlate with the signal characteristics noted on unenhanced T1- and T2-weighted images. Pathologically, hyaline thickening of vessel walls and cyst formation were prevalent in the peripherally enhancing lesions. However, enhancement did not correlate with the relative proportion of Antoni type A and type B tissue. Recognition of the MR characteristics of intradural extramedullary schwannomas may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of spinal tumors. In particular, peripheral contrast enhancement of an intradural extramedullary tumor on MR images should suggest the diagnosis of schwannoma.
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