Gliomatosis cerebri: pitfalls in diagnosis.
We report two young patients with obscure presentations of gliomatosis cerebri. Initial CT scanning was inconclusive and in one case showed intraventricular haemorrhage, a feature not previously described. Magnetic resonance imaging was required to show the lesions with greater definition; however, in both cases, a biopsy was needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Rust
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Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, UK.
Ashkan
K
K
Ball
C
C
Stapleton
S
S
Marsh
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H
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed