Cerebral amyloid angiopathy presenting as a mass lesion.
A rare clinical presentation of cerebral amyloid angiopathy is reported. Our patient presented with the clinical and radiological signs of a right frontal mass lesion suggesting a brain tumor, and a biopsy provided the diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. A brief review of the pathology and clinical features of cerebral amyloid angiopathy is presented.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed