This sagital (from the side),T1-weighted MR image shows obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a medulloblastoma,an aggressive type of primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) which can seed the subarachnoid spaces with metastatic foci. Medulloblastomas are one of the most common posterior fossa tumours of childhood. The mildly darker confluent rind of signal around the lateral ventricle represents transependymal resorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) secondary to the obstruction of CSF flow through the fourth ventricle which is filled with tumour | |
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