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KMID : 1103720130680030251
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2013 Volume.68 No. 3 p.251 ~ p.255
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MRI Findings of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of the Spinal Cord: A Case Report
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Kim Se-Young
Park Hee-Jin
Lee So-Yeon
Chung Eun-Chul
Park Hae-Won
Kook Shin-Ho
Rho Myung-Ho
Goo Ji-Hye
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Abstract
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Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a proliferative histiocytic disorder experienced during childhood and adolescents. JXG commonly presents as a solitary cutaneous lesion. Despite the term “juvenile”, development of the disease during adulthood is possible, although spinal JXG is extremely rare in adults. We describe a 67-year-old female patient who presented with an intradural-extramedullary (IDEM) tumor of the spinal cord. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings indicative of JXG of the spinal cord were seen, which was then confirmed pathologically. A lumbar spinal MRI with contrast enhancement showed an oval-shaped, well-defined IDEM tumor at the L1 level. This tumor had mixed signal intensity on the T1-weighted image and high signal intensity on the T2-weighted image. Central homogenous enhancement was observed after contrast administration.
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KEYWORD
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Juvenile Xanthogranuloma, Spinal Cord Neoplasm, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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