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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Meningioma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause headache, seizures, and diplopia, such as schwannoma, hemangiopericytoma, and solitary fibrous tumor.[1]
Differentiating Meningioma from other Diseases
- Meningioma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause headache, seizures, and diplopia, such as schwannoma, hemangiopericytoma, and solitary fibrous tumor.[1]
- Meningioma must also be differentiated from other diseases such as:[2][3]
- Astrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Ependymoma
- Mixed gliomas
- Acoustic neuroma
- Primary central nervous system lymphoma
- CNS vascular malformations
- Hemangioblastoma
- Extramedullary haematopoeisis
- Pituitary adenoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma
- Brain and spinal cord cysts
- Granulomata due to sarcoidosis or tuberculosis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meningioma. Libre Pathology(2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Meningioma#Gross.2FRadiology Accessed on September, 25 2015
- ↑ Meningioma. Canadian Cancer Society http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/brain-spinal/brain-and-spinal-tumours/meningioma/?region=mb September, 25 2015
- ↑ Meningeoma. Radiopaedia(2015)http://radiopaedia.org/articles/meningioma Accessed on September, 25 2015