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Sarcoidosis mimicking glioma: case report and review of intracranial sarcoid mass lesions.

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Powers, WJ; Miller, EM
Published in: Neurology
July 1981

Sarcoidosis may rarely cause a discrete intracranial mass lesion. We report a case originally diagnosed as a malignant glioma because of the uneven enhancement and marked white matter edema seen on computerized tomography. Twenty-two reported cases are analyzed, together wih our own. Major signs and symptoms are similar to those of other intracranial masses. Coexistent meningeal or hypothalamic involvement is often present, but extracranial sarcoidosis may be absent. The radiologic appearance varies and does not permit distinction from neoplasms or other granulomatous diseases. Treatment with steroids alone seems to be the best choice for initial therapy.

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Neurology

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ISSN

0028-3878

Publication Date

July 1981

Volume

31

Issue

7

Start / End Page

907 / 910

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sarcoidosis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Glioma
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Brain Diseases
  • Adult
  • 3209 Neurosciences
 

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Powers, W. J., & Miller, E. M. (1981). Sarcoidosis mimicking glioma: case report and review of intracranial sarcoid mass lesions. Neurology, 31(7), 907–910. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.31.7.907
Powers, W. J., and E. M. Miller. “Sarcoidosis mimicking glioma: case report and review of intracranial sarcoid mass lesions.Neurology 31, no. 7 (July 1981): 907–10. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.31.7.907.
Powers, W. J., and E. M. Miller. “Sarcoidosis mimicking glioma: case report and review of intracranial sarcoid mass lesions.Neurology, vol. 31, no. 7, July 1981, pp. 907–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1212/wnl.31.7.907.

Published In

Neurology

DOI

ISSN

0028-3878

Publication Date

July 1981

Volume

31

Issue

7

Start / End Page

907 / 910

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sarcoidosis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Glioma
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Brain Diseases
  • Adult
  • 3209 Neurosciences