RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Amyloidoma of the Skull Base
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1559
OP 1562
VO 21
IS 8
A1 Simoens, William A.
A1 Hauwe, Luc van den
A1 Hedent, Eddy Van
A1 Warson, Fabienne
A1 Demaeseneer, Roland
A1 Williams, David
A1 De Schepper, Arthur M.A.
YR 2000
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/8/1559.abstract
AB Summary: We report a case of a primary amyloidoma of the skull base. Plain radiography and CT showed a lytic, highly destructive lesion with multiple scattered calcifications within. MR imaging revealed that the tumor was iso- to hypointense to muscle on T1-weighted images and extremely hypointense on T2-weighted images. In contrast to two previous reports, marked enhancement after the administration of contrast material was absent. Bone amyloidomas are very rare and are frequently misinterpreted as chondrosarcomas.