ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2016
A rare case of tumor-mimicking primary angiitis of the central nervous system.
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- Tumefactive primary angiitis of the central nervous system mimicking glioblastoma: A case-based systematic review.Surgical neurology international · 2025Review
- Primary CNS vasculitis: insights into clinical, neuropathological, and neuroradiological characteristics.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System in Adults: A Comprehensive Review of 76 Biopsy-Proven Case Reports.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
- Anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma misdiagnosed as cerebral sparganosis-identification of the "mirror image".Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Tumefactive Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis: Imaging Findings of a Rare and Underrecognized Neuroinflammatory Disease.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2020Article
- "When should primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) be suspected?": literature review and proposal of a preliminary screening algorithm.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Review
- Ataxia as the main manifestation of tumor-like primary angiitis of the central nervous system: a case report and literature review.BMC medical imaging · 2019Review
- Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System Mimicking Glioblastoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
- Intracranial Atherosclerosis Versus Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System: a Case Report.Cureus · 2018Article
- A Closer Look at Angiitis of the central nervous system.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2017Article
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Abstract
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare, but severe vascular disease. The present study reports the case of a 42-year-old male who developed PACNS. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans initially led to a misleading diagnosis of malignant glioma, and surgery was performed. The mass was resected, and a pathological examination confirmed a cerebral vasculitis. Single therapy with high doses of steroid did not improve the patient's condition, while a subsequent lesion appeared on the opposite side one year later. Combined therapy with methylprednisone and cyclophosphamide resulted in a great improvement for the patient. No relapse occurred during one year's follow-up. Although a tumor-mimicking PACNS has no established imaging features, a diagnosis of tumor-mimicking PACNS should be suspected when the MRI reveals inappropriate presentations of a tumor. Greater awareness of this potential manifestation of PACNS may facilitate more prompt diagnosis and treatment.
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