title: Granulomatous angiitis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy presenting as a mass lesion.
abstract: A woman, who presented with clinical and radiological signs of a right temporal mass suggestive of a brain tumour, was found to have granulomatous angiitis associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy; the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. She is still well 13 years after excision of the lesion. The association of granulomatous angiitis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy constitutes a peculiar variety of central nervous system micro-angiopathy. Only a few similar cases have been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris VII University, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Coz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mikol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrand
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Woimant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beyreuther
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haguenau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cophignon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pepin
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*