Glioblastoma multiforme mimicking arteriovenous malformation.
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common intracranial neoplasm of all primary central nervous system tumors. Glial tumors can present in different forms. Intracranial hemorrhage may occur in all central nervous system tumors to a varying degree and extent and may even be massive. A 58-year-old man presented with intraparenchymal hemorrhage manifesting as severe headache and vomiting. Cranial computed tomographic scans revealed a right posterior temporoparietal intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Cerebral angiography revealed a 3 x 2 cm right inferior parietal arteriovenous malformation. The patient underwent surgical treatment with a diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation. Postoperatively, the histological diagnosis was glioblastoma. Glioblastoma may mimic an arteriovenous malformation. Close follow-up of such patients is essential.
Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. berker5@yahoo.com
Berker
B
Cemil
Kagan
K
Tun
Omer
O
Polat
Ozlem
O
Ozen
Erkan
E
Kaptanoglu
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed