Haemorrhagic presentation of low-grade glioma in adults.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 149(11): 1151-5; discussion 1155, 2007 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Intracranial bleeding is rare in patients with low-grade gliomas, above all in adult population. We reviewed the literature of such cases and reported another case of a haemorrhagic low-grade glioma in a 54-year-old woman presenting with a left hemiparesis. Computer tomography (CT) images showed a right basal ganglia haemorrhage with no mass effect. Vascular malformations were ruled out by angiography. Eighteen fluoro-fluoro deossiglucosio (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET/CT) showed a large hypometabolic area corresponding to the lesion. We waited for patient's improvement. Late magnetic resonance images revealed a low-grade glioma at the bleeding site. Tumour was removed and histopathologic examination revealed a WHO grade II mixed glioma. The authors emphasize that this evidence has to be kept in mind since it has important therapeutic implications.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Astrocitoma
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Enfermedades de los Ganglios Basales
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Hemorragia de los Ganglios Basales
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Hemorragia Putaminal
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2007
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Article