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ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2021

Pseudo-insular glioma syndrome: illustrative cases.

Alexander F Haddad, Jacob S Young, Ramin A Morshed, S Andrew Josephson, Soonmee Cha, Mitchel S Berger

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Article in Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Alexander F HaddadDepartments of Neurological Surgery.
Jacob S YoungDepartments of Neurological Surgery.
Ramin A MorshedDepartments of Neurological Surgery.
S Andrew JosephsonNeurology, and.
Soonmee ChaRadiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Mitchel S BergerDepartments of Neurological Surgery.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLower-grade insular gliomas often appear as expansile and infiltrative masses on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, there are nonneoplastic lesions of the insula, such as demyelinating disease and vasculopathies, that can mimic insular gliomas. OBSERVATIONS: The authors report two patients who presented with headaches and were found to have mass lesions concerning for lower-grade insular glioma based on MRI obtained at initial presentation. However, on the immediate preoperative MRI obtained a few weeks later, both patients had spontaneous and complete resolution of the insular lesions. LESSONS: Tumor mimics should always be in the differential diagnosis of brain masses, including those involving the insula. The immediate preoperative MRI (within 24-48 hours of surgery) must be compared carefully with the initial presentation MRI to assess interval change that suggests tumor mimics to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention.

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ANA = antinuclear antibodiesCNS = central nervous systemCSF = cerebrospinal fluidCT = computed tomographyDTI = diffusion tensor imagingDWI = diffusion-weighted imagingFLAIR = fluid-attenuated inversion recoveryimagingLGG = lower-grade gliomalow-grade gliomaMCA = middle cerebral arterymimicMRIMRI = magnetic resonance imagingMR = magnetic resonanceMS = multiple sclerosisPACNS = primary angiitis of the central nervous systemPET = positron emission tomographyPWI = perfusion-weighted imagingTDL = tumefactive demyelinating lesionvasculopathy

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PMID35854917
PMCPMC9281470

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