Multiple sclerosis masquerading as a mass lesion

D W Giang; K R Poduri; T A Eskin; L M Ketonen; P A Friedman; D D Wang; R M Herndon

doi:10.1007/BF00588163

Multiple sclerosis masquerading as a mass lesion

Neuroradiology. 1992;34(2):150-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00588163.

Authors

D W Giang¹, K R Poduri, T A Eskin, L M Ketonen, P A Friedman, D D Wang, R M Herndon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York.

PMID: 1603315
DOI: 10.1007/BF00588163

Abstract

Six patients presenting with new neurological deficits underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that displayed mass lesions leading to diagnoses of tumor or abscess. Biopsy revealed demyelinating lesions.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Brain / pathology
Brain Abscess / diagnosis
Brain Abscess / pathology
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis*
Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
Myelin Sheath / pathology