Unusual presentation of a skull base mass lesion in sarcoidosis mimicking malignant neoplasm: a case report

Unusual presentation of a skull base mass lesion in sarcoidosis mimicking malignant neoplasm: a case report

Abstract Background Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ disease of unknown etiology characterised by the presence of epithelioid granulomas, without caseous necrosis. Systemic sarcoidosis is rare among children, while neurosarcoidosis in children is even rarer whether it is systemic or not. Case presentati...

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Main Authors: Katsunori Shijo, Nobuhiro Moro, Mari Sasano, Mitsuru Watanabe, Hiroshi Yagasaki, Shori Takahashi, Taku Homma, Atsuo Yoshino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Neurosarcoidosis
Pediatric
Sarcoidosis
Intracranial mass lesion
MRI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1076-6

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