A case of demyelinating disease with clinical and radiological features mimicking cerebral tumor.
Demyelinating disease may present with clinical and radiological features mimicking brain tumor. A 43-year-old man was admitted because of progressive right hemiparesis, facial weakness and dysarthria. Computed tomographic scans revealed two expansive lesions in the left frontal lobe and midbrain, respectively. A brain tumor or metastatic lesion was suspected. The patient underwent left frontal craniotomy and the surgical biopsy revealed a demyelinating process. The patient, however, had a poor response to steroid treatment and died two months later. The possible nature of demyelinating disease in this case is discussed.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed