Vasogenic edema

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Vasogenic edema
Malignant meningioma; A proton density image in the horizontal plane emphasizes the large white area of vasogenic edema.
Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

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Vasogenic edema is a specific form of edema in which increased extracellular fluid accumulates in the brain due to breakdown of the blood-brain barrier. It is generally more prominent in white matter than gray matter.

Vasogenic edema results from an increase in vessel permeability due to inflammatory process or neoplasm. The integrity of normal blood-brain barrier is disrupted; increased vascular permeability allows fluid to escape into intracellular spaces of the brain.

Diagnostic Findings

Images courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology



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