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Multiple sclerosis masquerading as a mass lesion

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Six patients presenting with new neurological deficits underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that displayed mass lesions leading to diagnoses of tumor or abscess. Biopsy revealed demyelinating lesions.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    D. W. Giang & D. D. Wang

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    K. R. Poduri & P. A. Friedman

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    L. M. Ketonen

  4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    D. D. Wang

  5. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    T. A. Eskin

  6. Department of Neurology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA

    R. M. Herndon

  7. Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 605, 14642, Rochester, NY, USA

    D. W. Giang

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Giang, D.W., Poduri, K.R., Eskin, T.A. et al. Multiple sclerosis masquerading as a mass lesion. Neuroradiology 34, 150–154 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588163

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