Fourth ventricle tumor differential diagnosis

see also Posterior fossa tumor differential diagnosis

Fourth ventricle tumor are more frequent in the pediatric population and the most common are medulloblastoma, and Fourth ventricle ependymoma; in adults, the most frequent are Fourth ventricle hemangioblastoma, Fourth ventricle subependymoma. Many of these lesions have a similar pattern in terms of density or intensity and enhancement, therefore, one should try to obtain a differential diagnosis as accurately as possible, using clinical and demographic data and imaging findings.

see Medulloblastoma diagnosis.

Fourth ventricle ependymoma diagnosis.

Fourth ventricle subependymoma.

Fourth ventricle hemangioblastoma

Fourth ventricle choroid plexus papilloma.

Fourth ventricle meningioma.

Fourth ventricle cysticercosis

Sandberg DI, Souweidane MM. Hemifacial spasm caused by a pilocytic astrocytoma of the fourth ventricle. Pediatr Neurol. 1999 Oct;21(4):754-6. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(99)00077-6. PMID: 10580892.

Fourth ventricle lymphoma should be listed in the differential diagnosis of fourth ventricle tumors with well-circumscribed margins and homogenous contrast enhancement ^{1) 2) 3)}.