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Posterior fossa mass lesion

MedGen UID:
1052844
•Concept ID:
CN378433
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6001085

Definition

An abnormal growth or accumulation of tissue in the posterior fossa, affecting the cerebellum or fourth ventricle. Typically a mass is an initial finding that will lead to additional workup. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior fossa mass lesion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Consensus guidelines for the management of posterior fossa tumour for low- and middle-income countries.
Aziz HF, Bajwa MH, Mushtaq N, Bakhshi SK, Siddiqui K, Khan SA, Shakir M, Masroor M, Suleman F, Enam SA; Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium
J Pak Med Assoc 2024 Mar;74(3 (Supple-3)):S186-S190. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.S3.GNO-22. PMID: 39262080
Classification and Management Considerations for Intraosseous Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae.
Howard BM, Manupipatpong S, Dion JE, Tamargo RJ, Gailloud P, Hui FK
Neurosurgery 2023 Aug 1;93(2):387-398. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002423. PMID: 36825907
Treatment of posterior circulation non-saccular aneurysms with flow diverters: a single-center experience and review of 56 patients.
Bhogal P, Pérez MA, Ganslandt O, Bäzner H, Henkes H, Fischer S
J Neurointerv Surg 2017 May;9(5):471-481. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2016-012781. PMID: 27836994Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Role of MRI in the evaluation of acoustic schwannoma and its comparison to histopathological findings.
Haque S, Hossain A, Quddus MA, Jahan MU
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2011 Dec;37(3):92-6. doi: 10.3329/bmrcb.v37i3.9120. PMID: 22352228

Diagnosis

Role of MRI in the evaluation of acoustic schwannoma and its comparison to histopathological findings.
Haque S, Hossain A, Quddus MA, Jahan MU
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2011 Dec;37(3):92-6. doi: 10.3329/bmrcb.v37i3.9120. PMID: 22352228
Multiple myeloma presenting as solitary mass in the posterior fossa.
Patel AJ, Adams GJ, Humphries WE, Rao VY, Fox BD, Fridley J, Gopinath SP
J Clin Neurosci 2010 Nov;17(11):1457-9. Epub 2010 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.03.033. PMID: 20727769
Lhermitte-Duclos disease with atypical vascularization--case report and review of the literature.
Andres RH, Guzman R, Weis J, Brekenfeld C, Fandino J, Seiler RW
Clin Neuropathol 2009 Mar-Apr;28(2):83-90. doi: 10.5414/npp28083. PMID: 19353838
Primary intracranial squamous cell carcinoma arising in an epidermoid cyst--a case report and review of literature.
Agarwal S, Rishi A, Suri V, Sharma MC, Satyarthi GD, Garg A, Sarkar C
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2007 Dec;109(10):888-91. Epub 2007 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.07.026. PMID: 17826893
Pediatric cerebellar infarction caused by atlantoaxial subluxation--case report.
Miyata I, Imaoka T, Masaoka T, Nishiura T, Ishimitsu H
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 1994 Apr;34(4):241-5. doi: 10.2176/nmc.34.241. PMID: 7520549

Therapy

Management strategies for treatment of the trapped fourth ventricle.
Harter DH
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Oct;20(10):710-6. Epub 2004 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-1004-5. PMID: 15257409
CT stereotaxy guided lateral trans-cerebellar programmable fourth ventriculo-peritoneal shunting for symptomatic trapped fourth ventricle.
Sharma RR, Pawar SJ, Devadas RV, Dev EJ
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2001 Oct;103(3):143-6. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(01)00129-9. PMID: 11532552
Pediatric cerebellar infarction: case report and review of the literature.
Harbaugh RE, Saunders RL, Reeves AG
Neurosurgery 1982 May;10(5):593-6. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198205000-00008. PMID: 7099410
Trapped fourth ventricle: a report of two unusual cases.
Lourie H, Shende MC, Krawchenko J, Stewart DH Jr
Neurosurgery 1980 Sep;7(3):279-82. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198009000-00015. PMID: 6970902

Prognosis

Rupture of a giant posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm in an infant following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt--Case report.
Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Goel A
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2001 Mar;41(3):127-30. doi: 10.2176/nmc.41.127. PMID: 11372555

Clinical prediction guides

Role of MRI in the evaluation of acoustic schwannoma and its comparison to histopathological findings.
Haque S, Hossain A, Quddus MA, Jahan MU
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2011 Dec;37(3):92-6. doi: 10.3329/bmrcb.v37i3.9120. PMID: 22352228

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