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Article: Supratentorial and infratentorial brain neoplasms
- Article from:
- Applied Radiology
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright Anderson Publishing Ltd. Nov 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Neoplasms of the brain constitute a long and often confusing list of entities. The aim of this article is to review this list within a logical framework, which should help improve understanding and retention of the possible lesions. When evaluating any intracranial mass, the following three distinguishing criteria are easily determined, yet vital to arrive at an appropriate differential diagnosis: 1) adult or pediatric patient; 2) supratentorial or infratentorial lesion; 3) intra-axial or extra-axial lesion. The differential diagnostic possibilities using these criteria are outlined in Table 1.
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