Korean Journal of Radiology

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Gliosarcoma of the Cerebellar Hemisphere: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Moon, Sung-Kyoung (Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Eui-Jong (Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Choi, Woo-Suk (Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Ryu, Chang-Woo (Department of Radiology, East-West Neo Medical Center, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Bong-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Hie (Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center)
  • Received : 2009.10.26
  • Accepted : 2010.02.11
  • Published : 2010.10.01
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Abstract

Gliosarcoma is a rare central nervous system tumor usually located in the supratentorial area. Here we report a rare case of a gliosarcoma that developed in the cerebellar hemisphere in a 70-year-old woman. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed an infratentorial mass of which radiological features were similar to those of glioblastoma. The tumor was diagnosed by pathology as a gliosarcoma. Though rare, gliosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of infratentorial tumors with radiological features of glioblastoma or metastasis in elderly patients.

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Supported by : Kyung Hee University

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