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
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A8258
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/early/2024/05/09/ajnr.A8258.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