Bilateral thalamic glioma--case report

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2002 Oct;42(10):443-6. doi: 10.2176/nmc.42.443.

Abstract

A 35-year-old woman presented with a bilateral thalamic glioma manifesting as dysesthesia over the left side of the body and mental deterioration. T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed enlarged bilateral thalami with homogeneous isointensity and no enhancement after gadolinium administration. Histological examination of a stereotactic biopsy specimen identified anaplastic astrocytoma. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy failed to arrest tumor growth. She subsequently died. Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical findings support the view that bilateral thalamic gliomas represent a distinct clinicopathologic entity among thalamic tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Glioma / complications
  • Glioma / pathology*
  • Glioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Personality Disorders / diagnosis
  • Personality Disorders / etiology
  • Stereotaxic Techniques
  • Thalamus / pathology*
  • Thalamus / surgery