RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Smooth-Muscle Tumor of the Brain
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 850
OP 854
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A8258
VO 45
IS 7
A1 Alfalahi, Afra
A1 Omar, Abdelsimar Il
A1 Fox, Krystal
A1 Spears, Julian
A1 Sharma, Malika
A1 Bharatha, Aditya
A1 Munoz, David G.
A1 Suthiphosuwan, Suradech
YR 2024
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/45/7/850.abstract
AB Epstein-Barr virus, a herpesvirus, has been associated with a variety of cancers, including Burkitt, Hodgkin, and non-Hodgkin lymphomas; posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders; gastric carcinoma; and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Previous studies have established a connection between Epstein-Barr virus and the development of smooth-muscle tumors. Smooth-muscle tumors of the brain are very rare and are often misdiagnosed as meningiomas on imaging. To our knowledge, advanced imaging findings such as MR perfusion of smooth-muscle tumors of the brain have never been reported. We describe the radiologic and pathologic features of the Epstein-Barr virus–associated smooth-muscle tumors of the brain in a person with newly diagnosed advanced HIV.EBVEpstein-Barr virusEBV-SMTEpstein-Barr virus–associated smooth-muscle tumorrCBVrelative CBVSMTsmooth-muscle tumor