Gliomatosis cerebri: pitfalls in diagnosis

J Clin Neurosci. 2001 Jul;8(4):361-3. doi: 10.1054/jocn.2000.0864.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / pathology
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / pathology*
  • Thalamus / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed