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. 2021 Jan;11(1):43–56. doi: 10.21037/qims-19-954

Table 3. Structural MR imaging findings in diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27M histone-mutant in this case series.

Case Age Tumour location T2 volume cm3 T2/FLAIR margin T2/FLAIR signal Haem Ca2 Cyst(s) T1w+Gad pattern Hydrocephalus
1 17 Thalamus, lentiform 39.2 Distinct Het Macro No No Solid, rim enhancing + necrosis Shunt
2 14 Cerebellum, pons, leptomeninges 33.1 Indistinct Het Ukn Ukn No Solid, rim enhancing + necrosis Shunt
3 17 Pons 38.9 Indistinct Het No No Yes Rim enhancing + necrosis No
4 19 Thalamus, corona radiata midbrain 103.1 Distinct Het Macro No No Rim enhancing + necrosis Shunt
5 30 Thalamus, temporal 85 Indistinct Het Macro No No Rim enhancing + necrosis Mild
6 64 Basal ganglia septum pellucidum, bifrontal 48.4 Indistinct Het No No No Non-enhancing No
7 50 Midbrain, pons 13.9, then 19.4 Distinct Hom No No No Non-enhancing* No
8 15 Thalamus, midbrain 66.85 Distinct Het No No No Rim enhancing + necrosis Mild
9 33 Thalami, tectal plate 11.4 Distinct Hom No No No Non-enhancing Shunt
10 16 Thalami, midbrain 57.1 Indistinct Het Petechial No No Solid, rim enhancing + necrosis Shunt
11 14 Medulla 9.2 Distinct Het Ukn Ukn No No Gad given No
12 17 Tectal plate 13.5 Distinct Het No No No Solid, rim enhancing + necrosis Mild
13 60 Pons 43.4 Indistinct Het No No No Solid No
14 35 Thalamus 54.7 Distinct Het No No Yes Rim enhancing + necrosis Shunt
15 44 Hypothalamus, pituitary, caudate, temporal lobe 24.1 Indistinct Het Petechial No No Rim enhancing + necrosis No

*, in case 7 gadolinium enhancement developed subsequently. Haem, haemorrhage; Macro, macroscopic; Ca2+, calcification; Hom, homogenous; Het, heterogeneous; Ukn, unknown.