A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Pediatric Spinal Cord Ganglioglioma
Etiology: neoplasm composed of ganglion cells + neoplastic glial elements
Imaging: intramedullary tumor with syrinx above and below, cord expansion, contrast enhancement
Radiology Cases of Spinal Cord Ganglioglioma
Sagittal T1 (above left) and T2 (above middle) MRI of the spine show an intramedullary tumor of the spinal cord extending from T10 to T12 that on sagittal T1 MRI with contrast (above right) shows heterogenous enhancement. Axial T2 MRI (below) better demonstrates the cord expansion caused by the tumor.