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Mass lesion of brain

MedGen UID:
196641
•Concept ID:
C0742078
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Brain mass; Brain Mass; Space-occupying lesion of brain
SNOMED CT: Mass lesion of brain (422840005); Space-occupying lesion of brain (422840005); Brain mass (422840005)

Definition

A benign or malignant solid pathologic process involving the brain and/or the meninges. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMass lesion of brain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment for Brain Metastases: ASCO-SNO-ASTRO Guideline.
Vogelbaum MA, Brown PD, Messersmith H, Brastianos PK, Burri S, Cahill D, Dunn IF, Gaspar LE, Gatson NTN, Gondi V, Jordan JT, Lassman AB, Maues J, Mohile N, Redjal N, Stevens G, Sulman E, van den Bent M, Wallace HJ, Weinberg JS, Zadeh G, Schiff D
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 10;40(5):492-516. Epub 2021 Dec 21 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02314. PMID: 34932393
An overview of management of intracranial hypertension in the intensive care unit.
Schizodimos T, Soulountsi V, Iasonidou C, Kapravelos N
J Anesth 2020 Oct;34(5):741-757. Epub 2020 May 21 doi: 10.1007/s00540-020-02795-7. PMID: 32440802Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology and treatment of cerebral edema in traumatic brain injury.
Jha RM, Kochanek PM, Simard JM
Neuropharmacology 2019 Feb;145(Pt B):230-246. Epub 2018 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.08.004. PMID: 30086289Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Differentiation of Solitary Mass Lesion of Brain using MR Spectroscopy with Histopathological Correlation.
Ahsan MM, Shirin M, Chowdhury SM, Razi RZ, Choudhury S
Mymensingh Med J 2021 Apr;30(2):420-425. PMID: 33830123

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