[Non neoplastic space occupying lesions mimicking central nervous system tumors]. / Lesiones ocupantes de espacio no neoplasicas que simulan tumores del sistema nervioso central.
Rev Neurol
; 38(5): 427-30, 2004.
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| ID: mdl-15029519
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To establish the frequency and nature of space occupying lesions of the central nervous system (CNS) that mimic neoplastic growths. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We reviewed the clinical records, imaging and neuropathological studies of patients operated in different hospitals of Maracaibo, Venezuela during the period January 1 1996 July 31 2002. These patients had a pre operative diagnosis of CNS tumor, and their definitive diagnosis was non neoplastic disease.RESULTS:
The 33 cases of expansive, non neoplastic growths represented 8% of 408 CNS lesions diagnosed during the study period. Approximately two thirds of the cases (63,36%) consisted of either inflammatory or vascular lesions, whereas the rest of the cases grouped miscellaneous conditions.CONCLUSIONS:
Even though it is not frequent that non neoplastic lesions of the CNS mimic expansive growths of neoplastic nature, on occasions the clinical and neuroimaging features of both groups of entities are remarkably similar.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encefalopatias
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Erros de Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Neurol
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela