* WHO grade 1 tumor
* characteristic MR alternating signal striations
* T1 hypo, T2 hyper, no enhancement
* expansion of the granular layer by large neurons creating widened folia
* FDG-18 avid
* most common symptoms
* mass effect on 4th ventricle
* hydrocephalus
* associated with Cowden syndrome (autosomal dominant lesion - PTEN gene)
* mucocutaneous lesions
* GI polyps
* hamartomas
* thyroid and breast cancers