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Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumour presenting as a parasagittal brain tumour

K E Ibebuike1, S Pather, O Emereole

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Wits Medical School, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa. ibebuikeke@yahoo.com

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
|July 17, 2012
PubMed

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated smooth muscle tumors (SMT) are rare brain tumors in HIV/AIDS patients. This case highlights EBV-SMT as a crucial differential diagnosis for intracranial masses.

Area of Science:

  • Neuro-oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Dural-based brain tumors, excluding meningiomas, are uncommon.
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated smooth muscle tumors (SMT) are rare, primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals.
  • These SMTs can manifest in unusual locations, including the brain.

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