Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma must be differentiated from:^[1]^[2]^[3]


Category	Differential diagnosis

Tumors	Subependymal nodule Ependymoma Central neurocytoma Subependymoma Subependymal hamartomas of tuberous sclerosis Intraventricular meningioma Choroid plexus papilloma Choroid plexus carcinoma Choroid plexus metastases Craniopharyngioma
Cysts	Colloid cyst Intraventricular simple cysts (arachnoid cyst, ependymal cyst, and choroid plexus cyst) Choroid plexus xanthogranuloma Cavum septum pellucidum Cavum vergae Cavum velum interpositum
Infection	Neurocysticercosis Tuberculoma
Hemorrhage	Intraventricular hemorrhage
Periventricular parenchymal lesions	Glioblastoma multiforme Primary CNS lymphoma Cerebral metastases Medulloblastoma Hemangioblastoma Pilocytic astrocytoma Atypical teratoid / rhabdoid tumor Pineal region masses Pineocytoma Pineal parenchymal tumor with intermediate differentiation Papillary tumor of the pineal region Pineal metastasis Pineal cyst Pineoblastoma Germ cell tumors Pineal germinoma Pineal embryonal carcinoma Pineal choriocarcinoma Pineal yolk sac carcinoma Pineal teratoma

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Differential diagnosis of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. Dr. Bruno Di Muzio and Dr. Jeremy Jones et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/subependymal-giant-cell-astrocytoma. Accessed on November 4, 2015
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Intraventricular masses. Dr. Jeremy Jones and Dr. Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intraventricular-masses-an-approach-1. Accessed on November 4, 2015
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Differential diagnosis of pineal region masses. Dr. Henry Knipe and Dr. Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pineal-region-mass. Accessed on November 4, 2015