Tumour-like mass lesion: An under-recognised presentation of primary angiitis of the central nervous system

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1732-1735

  Molloy, Eamonn S ^a   Singhal, A B ^b   Calabrese, L H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749131432     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.096800     Document Type: Article

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