Imaging features of brain tumor-like lesions

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the image aspects of the main pathologies of the brain that may simulate tumors. It was made a retrospective evaluation of our institution patients. The following pathologies were diagnosed: multiple sclerosis, neurosarcoidosis, neurocysticercosis, neurotoxoplasmosis, radionecrosis and stroke. Differential diagnosis among these diseases and neoplastic lesions can be difficult, though imaging technology has advanced rapidly and associated to the current knowledge of the main findings of each one of them may become this task less strenuous. (author)