title: Cystic glioblastoma multiforme masquerading as a cerebral tuberculoma.
abstract: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is by far the most common and most aggressive malignant neoplasm of the primary brain tumours. It arises from the astrocytes and classified as WHO grade 4 astrocytoma. Diagnosis of GBM is sometimes difficult as radiological picture sometimes mimic with cerebral tuberculoma. In both the cases contrast-enhanced CT may show similar finding of a mass lesion with a hypodense centre surrounded by a ring of enhancement and any cyst if present. In the present case, a 45-year-old male patient presented with seizures and headache, a provisional diagnosis of tuberculoma was made on the basis of clinical and CT findings. However, on grounds of suspicion the patient was operated and fluid from the cyst was sent peroperatively for cytopathological examination which suggested the diagnosis of cystic GBM. This helped the surgeon to do maximum debulking of the tumour. Diagnosis was further confirmed by histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mahboob
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Bushra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shagufta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qadri
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shahbaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faridi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014375:Tuberculoma
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003287:Contrast Media