Dural lesions mimicking meningiomas:A pictorial essay

The purpose of this essay was to illustrate the radiological and pathological findings in a wide spectrum of dural lesions mimicking meningiomas.Familiarity with and knowledge of these findings will narrow the differential diagnosis and provide guidance for patient management.In this pictorial revie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World journal of radiology 2012-03, Vol.4 (3), p.75-82
Hauptverfasser:	Chourmouzi, Danai, Potsi, Stamatia, Moumtzouoglou, Anestis, Papadopoulou, Elisavet, Drevelegas, Kostas, Zaraboukas, Thomas, Drevelegas, Antonios
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	diagnosis Differential Dural Imaging lesions Meningiomas Review
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Zusammenfassung:	The purpose of this essay was to illustrate the radiological and pathological findings in a wide spectrum of dural lesions mimicking meningiomas.Familiarity with and knowledge of these findings will narrow the differential diagnosis and provide guidance for patient management.In this pictorial review,we describe the following entities:Solitary fibrous tumors,hemangiopericytoma,gliosarcoma,leiomyosarcoma,dural metastases,Hodgkin’s disease,plasmocytoma,Rosai-Dorfman disease,neurosarcoidosis,melanocytic neoplasms and plasma cell granuloma.
ISSN:	1949-8470 1949-8470
DOI:	10.4329/wjr.v4.i3.75