Case Reports

SWV Chan, R Lee, MT Chau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:113-7

A patient with redundant nerve roots of the cauda equina associated with the presence of an intra-spinal arachnoid cyst is described. She presented with sensory, motor and sphincter dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed redundant nerve roots manifesting

B Lo, CM Lok, KM Kwok, WP Chu, WS Mak, NY Sin

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:108-12

Primary cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma is a rare subtype of primary cutaneous peripheral T-cell lymphoma. In the latest World Health Organization / European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer classification and World Health

CY Chu, RTM Chan, VKP Fung, CS Cheng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:102-7

Congenital defects of the posterior arch of the atlas are rare, with a reported prevalence of 0.95 to 4%. The defects have been classified into five types (A-E), with type A being most common and types B-E being found only in 0.69% of the general population.

WP Chu, KL Siu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:97-101

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour is a rare, highly aggressive tumour of the central nervous system, usually encountered in paediatric patients, and at presentation it is seldom disseminated. This report describes such a case in a 21-month-old boy.

CY Chu, JCK Lee, JLY Leung, CS Cheng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:93-6

Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome, also known as Kiloh-Nevin syndrome, is characterised by weakness of the muscles supplied by the anterior interosseous nerve, a branch of the median nerve that innervates the flexor pollicis longus, the flexor digitorum

FNY Sin, AB Lo, KL Siu, WP Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:89-92

Acute calcific prevertebral tendonitis is a self-limiting inflammatory process due to deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite in the tendon fibres of the longus colli muscles. Its initial clinical and radiological presentation significantly overlaps with that of a retropharyngeal

JC Kandathil, M George

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:84-8

Dural tear and pseudomeningocele are reported to occur with thoracic and lumbar burst fractures. Conventional myelography, computed tomography with intrathecal metrizamide, dynamic computed tomographic myelography, magnetic resonance imaging and

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DD Rasalkar, WCW Chu, FWT Cheng, CK Li

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:85-7

Ovarian malignant germ cell tumours are uncommon and predominantly affect girls and young women. Dysgerminomas (equivalent to testicular seminomas) and non-dysgerminomatous tumours are the 2 most common histological types; the mixed type is even rarer

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SSM Lo, YL Cheung, KW Tang, CM Chan, CW Siu, KY Kwok, SCH Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:79-84

Developmental venous anomaly (also known as venous angioma or venous malformation) is one of the 4 main vascular malformations. Developmental venous anomaly is usually benign and clinically silent. This report is of a patient with cerebellar developmental venous