Open AccessA rare extra-axial midline tentorial adult medulloblastoma with dural-tail sign mimicking a meningioma
Author(s) -
Ninh Doan,
Mohit Patel,
Ha Son Nguyen,
Karl Janich,
Andrew Montoure,
Saman Shabani,
Michael Gelsomino
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.228563
Subject(s) - medulloblastoma , medicine , cerebellar hemisphere , meningioma , presentation (obstetrics) , posterior cranial fossa , sign (mathematics) , posterior fossa , radiology , anatomy , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Medulloblastomas are categorized as the World Health Organization Grade IV neoplasms. Only 33 cases have been reported of extra-axial, mostly in the cerebellar pontine angle and lateral cerebellar hemisphere, medulloblastomas in the current literature. Our study showcases the first case of an extremely rare presentation of an extra-axial midline tentorial adult medulloblastoma with the dural-tail sign mimicking a meningioma. To achieve the best possible outcome, a high index of suspicion for medulloblastoma is critical especially in young patient with an atypical posterior fossa mass as treatment regimens drastically different between a medulloblastoma and a meningioma.