Head and Neck Imaging

Imaging Manifestations of 12 Cases with Intraventricular Meningiomas

Author:LIAO Jun-jie, BI Chun-long, ZHOU Cui-ping, et al.

affiliation:Department of Radiology, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou 516001, Guangdong Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To investigate the imaging findings of intraventricular meningiomas, and provide an important reference for improving the accuracy of diagnosis of the disease. Methods The clinical data of 12 intraventricular meningiomas patients confirmed with surgically and pathologically who were treated in our hospital between May 2010 and February 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in all patients, and the imaging findings were analyzed and summarized. Results All tumors were solitary, 9 cases were located in the lateral ventricles (4 cases in the trigonum of rightlateral ventricles, 3 cases in occipital horn of leftlateral ventricle, 2 cases in the trigonum of left lateral ventricle), 2 case in the third ventricle and 1 case in the fourth ventricle; The lesions were spherical, irregular or lobulated masses, with clear boundaries. There was equal signal (10 cases) and slightly low signal (2 cases) on T1WI, equal signal (8 cases) and slightly high signal (4 cases) on T2WI, the signal was homogeneous, and there was small necrosis (1 case). T1WI enhanced scan signal was homogeneous or inhomogeneous enhancement. DWI and Flair showed equal low mixed or slightly high signal. Conclusion The MRI findings of intraventricular meningiomas are special, which provide an important reference for clinical diagnosis.

【Keyword】Ventricular Tumor; Meningioma; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Finding

【Chart number】R739.45

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2018.01.010