title: Intracranial space occupying lesions--review of 386 cases.
abstract: An analysis of 386 cases of Intracranial Space Occupying Lesions (SOL) including neoplastic and inflammatory masses diagnosed and treated at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi over a period of 2 years is presented. C.T. Scan and MRI were used for the diagnosis of midline, multiple and very small lesions. S.O.L. were more common in males in the age group 11-20 years. Gliomas comprised 32.1% of the total cases followed by meningiomas 13.7%, abscesses 13.2% and pituitary tumours 13.2%. Tuberculomas constituted 5.5% and therefore, should always be considered in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
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authors.lastname: Irfan
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authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed