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ArticleHeliyon2024

A patient with primary intracranial granuloma with difficulty in differential diagnosis: A case report and literature review.

Wentao Liang, Zhou Qi, Hu Yang, Liang Niu, Qiao Li, Shiwen Guo, Yawen Pan

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. 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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7 authors.

Wentao LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China.
Zhou QiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Hu YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China.
Liang NiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China.
Qiao LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China.
Shiwen GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Yawen PanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are few reports about primary intracranial granulomas without an identifiable infectious history. A 25-year-old male with intracranial granuloma. The patient presented with a history of tinnitus with intermittent headache for 1 week. Consequently, MRI showed pronounced and extensive enhancement lesions in the left frontal lobe involved in the cerebral longitudinal fissure cistern and the inside of the right frontal lobe, accompanied by a moderate degree of oedema; The lesion was a pilomyxoid astrocytoma preoperatively. Following a systemic examination, gross total resection of the lesion was performed, and postoperative pathological examination revealed the presence of inflammatory lesions. The patient exhibited notable symptom amelioration post-surgery, leading to discharge after the treatment. Subsequently, a sequential treatment involving steroid therapy was administered, resulting in successful patient recovery.

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Imaging featuresIntracranial inflammatory granulomaPathological features

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PMCPMC11422001

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