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- Title
Multiple Sclerosis and Oligodendroglioma: An Exceptional Association.
- Authors
Carvalho, Ana Teresa; Linhares, Paulo; Castro, Lígia; Sá, Maria José
- Abstract
The cooccurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and oligodendroglioma is very rare. We present a 43-year-old male patient with the diagnosis of MS lasting for 14 years who developed seizures and right hemiparesis; cerebral MRI revealed an already known extensive lesion, previously misdiagnosed as tumefactive demyelinating lesion. Cerebral biopsy leads to oligodendroglioma diagnosis, successfully treated with radiotherapy. The diagnosis of a brain tumor in a MS patient is challenging. The atypical clinical and radiological features are the key for accurate diagnosis. In such cases, a brain tumor has to be kept in mind no matter how rare this association is.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE sclerosis; GLIOMAS; HEMIPARESIS; MAGNETIC resonance imaging of the brain; BRAIN tumors
- Publication
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2014, p1
- ISSN
2090-6668
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2014/546817