Abstract
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.
Copyright 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
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Hydrocephalus / pathology
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Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging
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Intracranial Hemorrhages / pathology*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / diagnostic imaging
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Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / pathology*
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Thalamus / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed