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Cavernous angioma differential diagnosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cavernous angioma appears very similar on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with calcified neoplastic and hemorrhagic lesions, most especially renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas, and oligodendrogliomas.
Differentiating Cavernous Angioma from other Diseases
Differentiating Cavernous Angioma from other Diseases
Cavernous angioma can have a similar appearance in neuroimaging with other pathologies such as: [1]
References
References
- ↑ Sze G, Krol G, Olsen WL, Harper PS, Galicich JH, Heier LA; et al. (1987). “Hemorrhagic neoplasms: MR mimics of occult vascular malformations”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 149 (6): 1223–30. doi:10.2214/ajr.149.6.1223. PMID 3500614.
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