Why the study?
Can incomplete cerebral infarction cause a "tumor-stain" pattern on cerebral arteriography?
Population
Patients with cerebrovascular disease presenting with a "tumor-stain" pattern on cerebral arteriography.
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Tumor-stain on arteriography may reflect incomplete infarction; case reports leave open its diagnostic specificity and require validation.
Can incomplete cerebral infarction cause a "tumor-stain" pattern on cerebral arteriography?
The finding of "tumor-stain" on cerebral arteriography is not exclusively diagnostic of mass lesions or vascular malformations, as it can also result from incomplete cerebral infarction.
Pitts et al. (1964) studied this question.
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