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18217209

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of hypertrophic olivary degeneration due to cerebellar surgery for a low-grade tumor. A 27-year-old female presented with right-sided paresthesias and intermittent leg paresis following a right cerebellar resection of a tumor 2 weeks prior. One month later, her symptoms remained stable while her neurological examination demonstrated slight right hemi-body hypoesthesia and subtle appendicular ataxia in her right upper extremity. An MRI scan revealed a hypertrophied left anterolateral medulla with increased T2 signal and no diffusion abnormality. The T2 hyperintensity and hypertrophy slowly resolved and she clinically improved without further intervention. Hypertrophic olivary degeneration may be mistaken for tumor progression, post-operative vasculopathy or granulation tissue and should be considered in patients undergoing cerebellar surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0167-594X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
341-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypertrophic olivary degeneration after resection of a cerebellar tumor.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, SW460, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports