title: Management of cerebral mass effect lesions in multiple sclerosis.
abstract: We present three cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) with tumoural manifestation during the disease in two cases, and as the first symptom in one case. Surgery is the first option, when a new patient presents with clinical features suggestive of a brain tumour. When an MS patient presents with these symptoms, corticoid treatment should be initiated and only if mass effect in computerized tomography (CT) persists, should surgery be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital La Paz Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diez-Tejedor
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Blázquez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed