Case Author(s): Daniel Appelbaum, MD and Tom R. Miller, MD, PhD , 5/9/00 . Rating: #D3, #Q4

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Brief history:

45 year-old male with mental status changes.

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Selected axial images are shown. What is your differential diagnosis? What can you do next to help differentiate benign from malignant etiologies?

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