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Sameer Farouk Sait1,2, Sofia Haque3,4, Sasan Karimi3,4, Karim J Rebeiz3, Jasmine H Francis5, Brian P Marr5, David H Abramson5,6, Mark M Souweidane7,8, Ira J Dunkel1,2.
Abstract
We attempted to investigate the potential role for apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) to diagnose trilateral retinoblastoma (TRb) by retrospectively reviewing brain magnetic resonance images of retinoblastoma patients. Observations: The median ADC measured 620.95 for TRb (n=6) and 1238.5 for normal pineal gland in bilateral retinoblastoma (n=8). Monitoring ADC trends aided in establishing the appropriate diagnoses in 3 patients (2 TRb, 1 benign pineal cyst). Conclusions: Our results provide baseline reference data and describe the importance of downward trending ADC which should prompt consideration of TRb. Unchanged high/nonrestricted values (>1000) may distinguish those with benign pineal tissue and obviate invasive neurosurgical procedures.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31259824 PMCID: PMC8082522 DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001523
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ISSN: 1077-4114 Impact factor: 1.289