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Brain MRI of subependymal giant cell tumor in tuberous sclerosis complex

Brain MRI of subependymal giant cell tumor in tuberous sclerosis complex
Preoperative brain MRI axial FLAIR sequence showing a subependymal giant cell tumor, also known as a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, located near the left foramen of Monro. There is minimal enlargement of the ipsilateral ventricle despite markedly increased intracranial pressure evident at surgery.
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; FLAIR: fluid attenuated inversion recovery.
Reproduced with permission from: Goh S, Butler W, Thiele EA. Subependymal giant cell tumors in tuberous sclerosis complex. Neurology 2004; 63:1457. Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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