Bilateral Thalamic Glioma. Case Report

Autor: Myouta Miura, Chikao Miyazaki, Satoru Kitajima, Iekado Shibata, Masafumi Uchino
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 42:443-446
ISSN: 1349-8029
0470-8105
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.42.443
Popis: 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.
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