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Cervical meningeal histiocytosis demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging

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Involvement of the central nervous system by histiocytosis X is usually restricted to the parasellar region. A rare case of histiocytosis X involving the cervical meninges in a 12-month-old boy is demonstrated and the magnetic resonance features of this tumor are described.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    L. F. Drolshagen, R. Kessler & C. L. Partain

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Drolshagen, L.F., Kessler, R. & Partain, C.L. Cervical meningeal histiocytosis demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging. Pediatr Radiol 17, 63–64 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386598

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