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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2024

Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Smooth-Muscle Tumor of the Brain.

Afra Alfalahi, Abdelsimar Il Omar, Krystal Fox, Julian Spears, Malika Sharma, Aditya Bharatha, David G Munoz, Suradech Suthiphosuwan

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors.

Afra AlfalahiFrom the Division of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A., A.B., S.S.), St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0013-0951
Abdelsimar Il OmarDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery (A.I.O., K.F., J.S.), Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Krystal FoxDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery (A.I.O., K.F., J.S.), Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5004-1105
Julian SpearsDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery (A.I.O., K.F., J.S.), Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8458-1524
Malika SharmaDepartment of Infectious Diseases (M.S.), St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Aditya BharathaFrom the Division of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A., A.B., S.S.), St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7923-7865
David G MunozDepartment of Laboratory Medicine (D.G.M.), St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0957-6244
Suradech SuthiphosuwanFrom the Division of Diagnostic Neuroradiology (A.A., A.B., S.S.), St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada suradech.suthiphosuwan@unityhealth.to.ORCID 0000-0002-8171-0164

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus, a herpesvirus, has been associated with a variety of cancers, including Burkitt, Hodgkin, and non-Hodgkin lymphomas; posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders; gastric carcinoma; and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Previous studies have established a connection between Epstein-Barr virus and the development of smooth-muscle tumors. Smooth-muscle tumors of the brain are very rare and are often misdiagnosed as meningiomas on imaging. To our knowledge, advanced imaging findings such as MR perfusion of smooth-muscle tumors of the brain have never been reported. We describe the radiologic and pathologic features of the Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth-muscle tumors of the brain in a person with newly diagnosed advanced HIV.

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Brain NeoplasmsEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsSmooth Muscle TumorAdultHIV InfectionsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMale

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PMID38724198
PMCPMC11286019

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