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21 December 2022: Articles

Masson Tumor of the Central Nervous System: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease

Fatemeh Mohammadyari A* , Tarek Dufan D , Yasin K. Ahmed D , Parviz Dolati B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937597

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937597

Figure 1. (A) Preoperative brain MRI, T2, showing mixed hyper- and hypointense mass (blue arrow) and surrounding brain edema. (B) Preoperative brain MRI, T1 without contrast, showing the hypointense mass (blue arrow). (C) Preoperative brain MRI, T1 after contrast injection, showing the heterogeneously enhancing mass (blue arrow). (D) Follow-up postoperative brain MRI 12 months after surgery, T2, showing the empty space of resected lesion (double blue arrow). (E) Follow-up postoperative brain MRI, 12 months after surgery, T1 after contrast injection, showing no residual mass. (F) Macroscopic photo of the lesion after gross total resection.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923