Tumor or not a tumor: Pitfalls and differential diagnosis in neuro-oncology.

Rev Neurol (Paris)

Service de neuroradiologie diagnostique et interventionnelle, centre hospitalier et universitaire Grenoble-Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Grenoble cedex 9, France.

Published: June 2023

The majority of intracranial expansive lesions are tumors. However, a wide range of lesions can mimic neoplastic pathology. Differentiating pseudotumoral lesions from brain tumors is crucial to patient management. This article describes the most common intracranial pseudotumors, with a focus on the imaging features that serve as clues to detect pseudotumors.

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