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Multicentric glioma presenting with hemorrhage.
B K Misra1, A J Steers, J D Miller
1Department of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Scotland.
Surgical Neurology
|January 1, 1988
Summary
This study reports a rare case of simultaneous malignant astrocytoma in the cerebrum and cerebellum with tumor hemorrhage. This highlights the importance of considering malignant glioma in patients with multiple brain tumors.
Area of Science:
- Neuro-oncology
- Neuropathology
- Clinical Neurology
Background:
- Multicentric malignant astrocytoma is a rare brain tumor.
- Intratumoral hemorrhage in cerebellar gliomas in adults is exceptionally uncommon.
- Literature review reveals no prior cases of multicentric glioma with intratumoral hemorrhage.