Primary myxoma of the posterior fossa |
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| Authors: | M. V. Klein B. W. Schwaighofer D. F. Sobel J. R. Hesselink |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA;(2) Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, USA;(3) Medical Center, UCSD, 225 Dickinson St., 92103-1990 San Diego, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary A rare case of primary intracranial myxoma of the posterior fossa is described in a 32-year old woman. The patient presented with a history of headaches, disequilibrium, nausea and abnormal vision for several months. Computed tomography (CT) showed a well-demarcated hypodense mass. After contrast administration the mass appeared as an inhomogeneously enhancing lesion surrounded by a small rim of edema. The mass was surgically excised with histological examination revealing a true myxoma. Echocardiography revealed no evidence of a cardiac myxoma. The CT appearance of other case reports of non-cardiac myxomas in the literature is reviewed.Recipient of fellowship J0283M (Erwin Schroedinger Stipendium), Austria |
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| Keywords: | Myxoma Posterior fossa Computed tomography |
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