Oligoastrocytoma differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Oligoastrocytoma must be differentiated from astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, pilocytic astrocytoma, central neurocytoma, ependymoma, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor, meningioma, and cerebral metastasis.[1][2][3][4]
Differentiating Oligoastrocytoma from other Diseases
Oligoastrocytoma must be differentiated from:[1][2][3][4]
- Astrocytoma
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Pilocytic astrocytoma
- Central neurocytoma
- Ependymoma
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
- Meningioma
- Cerebral metastasis
- Brain abscess
- Tuberculoma
- Sarcoidosis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Primary CNS lymphoma
- Cerebral toxoplasmosis
- Germ cell tumor
- Ganglioglioma
- Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- Stroke
- Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
- Epilepsy
[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
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[Disease name] must be differentiated from [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
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As [disease name] manifests in a variety of clinical forms, differentiation must be established in accordance with the particular subtype. [Subtype name 1] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], such as [differential dx1] and [differential dx2]. In contrast, [subtype name 2] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 2], such as [differential dx3] and [differential dx4].
Differentiating [disease name] from other diseases on the basis of [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]
On the basis [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3], [disease name] must be differentiated from [disease 1], [disease 2], [disease 3], [disease 4], [disease 5], and [disease 6].
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| Diseases | Symptom 1 | Symptom 2 | Symptom 3 | Physical exam 1 | Physical exam 2 | Physical exam 3 | Lab 1 | Lab 2 | Lab 3 | Imaging 1 | Imaging 2 | Imaging 3 | Histopathology | Gold standard | Additional findings |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DDx of oligoastrocytoma. Librepathology 2015. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligoastrocytoma. Accessed on October 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adesina, Adekunle (2010). Atlas of pediatric brain tumors. New York: Springer. ISBN 9781441910622.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pouratian N, Schiff D (2010). "Management of low-grade glioma". Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 10 (3): 224–31. doi:10.1007/s11910-010-0105-7. PMC 2857752. PMID 20425038.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chandana SR, Movva S, Arora M, Singh T (2008). "Primary brain tumors in adults". Am Fam Physician. 77 (10): 1423–30. PMID 18533376.