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.