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History: A 30-year-old woman presents with back pain and cauda equina syndrome.

1. What should be included in the differential diagnosis? (Choose all that apply.)

a. Myxopapillary ependymoma

b. Paraganglioma

c. Arachnoid cyst

d. Hemangioblastoma

2. What is the most common location of spinal schwannomas?

a. Extradural or dumbbell

b. Intradural extramedullary

c. Intramedullary

d. Intradural with an extradural component

3. Which of the following statements regarding spinal schwannomas is true?

a. Necrosis and cyst formation are much more frequent in spinal schwannomas than in intracranial and peripheral nerve schwannomas.

b. Schwannomas frequently originate from the motor root, assuming an anterior location within the spinal canal.

c. Tumor heterogeneity indicates malignant change.

d. The histologic features of spinal schwannomas correlate with their MRI appearance.

4. Hypointense regions on T2-weighted images may result from all of the following except:

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Tags: Spine Imaging Case Review Series

Feb 14, 2016 | Posted by admin in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING | Comments Off

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