Sunday, January 25, 2009

Show and tell - the tumor is between the brain stem and cerebellum. It shows up on the MRI because the contrast dye is absorbed by tumor cells. On the side view, the larger light area is the cerebrospinal fluid under pressure (the tumor blocked most of the fourth ventricle so it wouldn't drain down the spine properly). That top ventricle is 2-3 times the normal size.



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