Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy presenting as focal mass lesion in the brain

M E Cunningham; P R Kishore; S S Rengachary; S Preskorn

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy presenting as focal mass lesion in the brain

Surg Neurol. 1977 Dec;8(6):448-50.

Authors

M E Cunningham, P R Kishore, S S Rengachary, S Preskorn

PMID: 594884

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rapidly progressive patchy, demyelinating process seen in patients with a long standing reticuloendothelial disorder. The first instance of abnormal angiographic features of this entity simulating a neoplasm is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Frontal Lobe / pathology
Humans
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnostic imaging*
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / microbiology
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / pathology
Middle Aged
Papillomaviridae / isolation & purification
Polyomaviridae