Tumoral form of cerebral schistosomiasis mansoni. A report of four cases and a review of the literature.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
; 98(1): 15-20, 1996 Feb.
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We describe four cases of the tumoral form of cerebral schistosomiasis mansoni. The patients had symptoms of increased intracranial pressure and focal neurological signs that varied according to the site of the lesion. Computerized tomography showed a hyperdense, enhancing lesion located in the cerebellum (2 patients), frontal lobe and thalamus (1 patient), and temporal subdural region (1 patient), with associated mass effects. The lesion was resected in three patients and a stereotactic biopsy was performed in one. Histopathologic specimens of all four patients revealed multiple schistosomal granulomas in various evolutive phases. Two of these patients differ from previously described cases; one because of the subdural location of the lesion, mimicking a meningioma, and the other one because two lesions were present.
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01-internacional
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3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Schistosoma mansoni
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Esquistossomose mansoni
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Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
Ano de publicação:
1996
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Article