Concurrence of Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Tumor: A case report.

, Jang, Dae Hyun; , Pyun, Sung Bom; , Khang, Shin Kwang

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2005;29(5):521-526.

Jang, Dae Hyun , Pyun, Sung Bom , Khang, Shin Kwang

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. rmpyun@amc.seoul.kr
²Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.

다발성 경화증과 뇌종양이 동시 존재한 1례⁣증례 보고⁣

장대현, 편성범, 강신광¹

울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 재활의학교실, ¹병리학교실

Abstract

The concurrence of multiple sclerosis and primary intracranial neoplasm is uncommon. We reported a 15-year old girl known to have multiple sclerosis (MS), who later developed cerebral glioma. The tumor was documented on the brain magnetic resonance imaging during the work up for an apparent relapsing MS, and subsequently confirmed pathologically by stereotactic biopsy. Because no singleclinical feature or diagnostic test was sufficient for the diagnosis of MS, a combination of both clinical and paraclinical studies should be included. If clinical and paraclincal studies are atypical, additional studies, such as brain biopsy, may help differential diagnosis of other MS mimicking diseases. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 521-526)

Key Words: Multiple sclerosis, Glioma