Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report

Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cerebral amyloidoma is an infrequently recognized condition that can be confused with a more malignant etiology. Few cases have been reported. We present a case report and a review of the literature.</p> <p>Case present...

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Main Authors: Landau Danny, Avgeropoulos Nicholas, Ma Joe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/308
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spelling doaj-41c30f70f2214f7ba69ab4fee62f98942020-11-25T00:44:16ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472010-09-014130810.1186/1752-1947-4-308Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case reportLandau DannyAvgeropoulos NicholasMa Joe<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cerebral amyloidoma is an infrequently recognized condition that can be confused with a more malignant etiology. Few cases have been reported. We present a case report and a review of the literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Our patient was a 64-year-old Caucasian man who was incidentally discovered to have a brain mass. He was found to have a cerebral amyloidoma.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>After discovery of the true etiology of his brain abnormality, it was determined that our patient had a more benign disease than was initially feared. Cases such as this demonstrate why consideration of this disorder is important.</p> http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/308
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title Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report
title_short Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report
title_full Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report
title_fullStr Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Cerebral amyloidoma mimicking intracranial tumor: a case report
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publishDate 2010-09-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cerebral amyloidoma is an infrequently recognized condition that can be confused with a more malignant etiology. Few cases have been reported. We present a case report and a review of the literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Our patient was a 64-year-old Caucasian man who was incidentally discovered to have a brain mass. He was found to have a cerebral amyloidoma.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>After discovery of the true etiology of his brain abnormality, it was determined that our patient had a more benign disease than was initially feared. Cases such as this demonstrate why consideration of this disorder is important.</p>
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