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Glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion: A case report

A 61-year-old male presented with a rare case of glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion subsequent to collapsing. The patient had been medicated for hypertension for seven years and diabetes for eight years prior to hospitalization. Brain computed tomography (CT) revealed a cerebral contusion a...

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Autores principales: LI, XINWEI, WANG, KUN, ZHANG, ANLING, SONG, ZHENGFEI, YANG, SHUXU, QIAN, CONG, WANG, YIRONG
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Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179548
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1537
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author LI, XINWEI
WANG, KUN
ZHANG, ANLING
SONG, ZHENGFEI
YANG, SHUXU
QIAN, CONG
WANG, YIRONG
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WANG, KUN
ZHANG, ANLING
SONG, ZHENGFEI
YANG, SHUXU
QIAN, CONG
WANG, YIRONG
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description A 61-year-old male presented with a rare case of glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion subsequent to collapsing. The patient had been medicated for hypertension for seven years and diabetes for eight years prior to hospitalization. Brain computed tomography (CT) revealed a cerebral contusion and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in the left temporal region. The patient was initially administered intravenous drugs to reduce the intracranial pressure following the diagnosis of a cerebral contusion. Serial CT revealed ICH resorption. However, the patient was again admitted due to a headache and vomiting two months later. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated an enhanced ring-shaped mass around the cyst cavity within the left temporal region, with surrounding edema. The patient underwent cyst puncture drainage in the temporal region. No tumor cells were identified in the cyst fluid and the culture was also negative. The patient was admitted for a headache and vomiting for the third time one month after being discharged. A cyst, tumor and meningoencephalitis were suspected following an MRI scan. The patient was treated with a left temporal craniotomy for a mass resection and biopsy. The histological diagnosis of the biopsy specimen was that of a glioblastoma. Two months later, MRI revealed a recurrence of the glioblastoma. In the present case, a brain tumor should have initially been suspected as the cause of the ICH, despite the history of craniocerebral trauma and hypertension. Early awareness of this potential cause of ICH may facilitate a more prompt diagnosis and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-38138122013-10-31 Glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion: A case report LI, XINWEI WANG, KUN ZHANG, ANLING SONG, ZHENGFEI YANG, SHUXU QIAN, CONG WANG, YIRONG Oncol Lett Articles A 61-year-old male presented with a rare case of glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion subsequent to collapsing. The patient had been medicated for hypertension for seven years and diabetes for eight years prior to hospitalization. Brain computed tomography (CT) revealed a cerebral contusion and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in the left temporal region. The patient was initially administered intravenous drugs to reduce the intracranial pressure following the diagnosis of a cerebral contusion. Serial CT revealed ICH resorption. However, the patient was again admitted due to a headache and vomiting two months later. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated an enhanced ring-shaped mass around the cyst cavity within the left temporal region, with surrounding edema. The patient underwent cyst puncture drainage in the temporal region. No tumor cells were identified in the cyst fluid and the culture was also negative. The patient was admitted for a headache and vomiting for the third time one month after being discharged. A cyst, tumor and meningoencephalitis were suspected following an MRI scan. The patient was treated with a left temporal craniotomy for a mass resection and biopsy. The histological diagnosis of the biopsy specimen was that of a glioblastoma. Two months later, MRI revealed a recurrence of the glioblastoma. In the present case, a brain tumor should have initially been suspected as the cause of the ICH, despite the history of craniocerebral trauma and hypertension. Early awareness of this potential cause of ICH may facilitate a more prompt diagnosis and treatment. D.A. Spandidos 2013-11 2013-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3813812/ /pubmed/24179548 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1537 Text en Copyright © 2013, Spandidos Publications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited.
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Glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion: A case report
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title_full Glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion: A case report
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title_short Glioblastoma mimicking a cerebral contusion: A case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179548
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1537
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