Two multiple sclerosis cases confused with cerebral tumor

KÖKSAL V., Ekici M. A., Menkü A., Bulut T., Öktem I. S.

Erciyes Tip Dergisi, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.111-116, 2008 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: Erciyes Tip Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-116
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brain neoplasms, Demyelinization diseases, Multiple sclerosis
  • Samsun Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of central nervous system. As a result of the damage done to the myelin, lesions termed as plaques are formed in the white matter. The sizes of those plaques vary from milimetric values to 4-5cm. Large lesions of that size may behave like an abscess or tumor in the brain. Differentiating single lesions from gliomas, and distinguishing multiple lesions from tumor or abscess, are not easy processes. In the present study, we made an effort to denote that large and multiple MS lesions should be included in the differential diagnosis of intracranial space-occupying lesions, as well.