CASE 88 History: A 29-year-old man presents with a 4-week history of numbness in the buttock, perineal area, and lower extremities, as well as difficulty urinating and sexual dysfunction. 1. Which of the following would be included in the differential diagnosis for the imaging findings presented? (Choose all that apply.) b. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) c. Astrocytoma d. Lymphoma e. Cord infarct 2. What is the most common location of spinal cord astrocytomas? a. Cervical d. Conus region 3. Which of the following statements regarding spinal cord astrocytomas is true? a. Astrocytomas occur more frequently in the region of the conus medullaris compared with ependymomas. b. Astrocytomas have a slight female predominance. c. Histopathologic grading does not correlate well with clinical behavior.
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