Blindness from multiple cerebral gliomas mimicking metastatic brain disease.

Full Abstract

Multiple brain lesions are usually due to metastatic spread. The authors describe an unusual case of a 56-year-old male presenting with visual loss secondary to multiple intracranial lesions, with infiltration of the optic chiasm and an incidental renal lesion. Open biopsy of the brain lesion confirmed glioblastoma multiforme.

Author information

Author/s: Abou-Zeid, A (A); Duplessis, D (D); Gnanalingham, K K (KK);

Affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, UK. kanna.gnanalingham(-atsign-)srht.nhs.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: British journal of neurosurgery (Br J Neurosurg), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Dec; vol 22 (issue 6) : pp 772-3

Dates: Created 2008/12/16; Completed 2009/02/13;

PMID: 18686071, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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