Cowden syndrome MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Spine MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cowden syndrome. Findings on MRI suggestive of cowden syndrome include thoracolumbar scoliosis and disc disease.
MRI
Spine MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cowden syndrome. Findings on MRI suggestive of cowden syndrome include:[1][2][3]
- Thoracolumbar scoliosis
- Multilevel disc disease
Head MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cowden syndrome. Findings on MRI suggestive of cowden syndrome include:[4]
- Cerebellar dysplastic gangliocytoma
- Cerebral aqueduct compression
References
- ↑ Gosein, Maria Angela; Narinesingh, Dylan; Nixon, Cemonne Ann-Alicia Celeste; Goli, Sanjeeva Reddy; Maharaj, Paramanand; Sinanan, Alexander (2016). “Multi-organ benign and malignant tumors: recognizing Cowden syndrome: a case report and review of the literature”. BMC Research Notes. 9 (1). doi:10.1186/s13104-016-2195-z. ISSN 1756-0500.
- ↑ Hu, Zishuo Ian; Bangiyev, Lev; Seidman, Roberta J.; Cohen, Jules A. (2015). “Dysphagia and Neck Swelling in a Case of Undiagnosed Lhermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden Syndrome”. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2015: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2015/546297. ISSN 2090-6706.
- ↑ Gosein, Maria Angela; Narinesingh, Dylan; Nixon, Cemonne Ann-Alicia Celeste; Goli, Sanjeeva Reddy; Maharaj, Paramanand; Sinanan, Alexander (2016). “Multi-organ benign and malignant tumors: recognizing Cowden syndrome: a case report and review of the literature”. BMC Research Notes. 9 (1). doi:10.1186/s13104-016-2195-z. ISSN 1756-0500.
- ↑ Matsumoto, Karen; Nosaka, Kanae; Shiomi, Tatsushi; Matsuoka, Yuki; Umekita, Yoshihisa (2015). “Tumor-to-tumor metastases in Cowden’s disease: an autopsy case report and review of the literature”. Diagnostic Pathology. 10 (1). doi:10.1186/s13000-015-0408-8. ISSN 1746-1596.
- ↑ “Tumor-to-tumor metastases in Cowden’s disease: an autopsy case report and review of the literature”.
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