Gazanfer EKİNCİ, Feyyaz BALTACIOĞLU, Özlem KURTKAYA, Nurten ANDAÇ, İhsan N. AKPINAR, Canan ERZEN

FLUID-FLUID LEVEL WITHIN THE EPENDYMOMA OF THE POSTERIOR FOSSA

We report an unusual case of an ependymoma of the posterior fossa which has an unusual location and radiological findings. MR imaging showed a mixed signal intensity containing mass centered over cerebellopontine angle cistern containing multiple cystic components with fluid-fluid levels as a result of intratumoral hemorrhage.Key Words: Ependymoma, Intratumoralhemorrhage, Fluid-fluid level

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