title: Multiple sclerosis plaque simulating cerebral tumor: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis rarely may present as a focal cerebral mass with clinical features and computed tomographic scan appearances of cerebral tumor. Distinguishing between these can be difficult or impossible. We report a case of a multiple sclerosis plaque involving the parietal lobe with mass effect; clinical and radiological features had led to a diagnosis of cerebral tumor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mastrostefano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Occhipinti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bigotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pompili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed