Abscess within a Glioblastoma Multiforme —Case Report—

Masaharu ICHIKAWA; Yukio SHIMIZU; Manabu SATO; Kiyoharu IMATAKA; Atsushi MASUDA; Yasushi HARA; Hiroyuki KITANO; Fumio SUZUKI

doi:10.2176/nmc.32.829

Masaharu ICHIKAWA, Yukio SHIMIZU, Manabu SATO, Kiyoharu IMATAKA, Atsushi MASUDA, Yasushi HARA, Hiroyuki KITANO, Fumio SUZUKI

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Keywords: abscess, intratumoral abscess, glioblastoma multiforme, multicentric glioma, Staphylococcus aureus

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1992 Volume 32 Issue 11 Pages 829-833

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.32.829

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Abstract

A rare case of abscess within a glioblastoma with an unusual presentation occurred in a 46-year-old female who developed right hemiparesis and seizure. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated hemorrhage which mimicked hemorrhagic infarction. However, the lesions developed ring enhancement. Aspiration showed one to be an abscess, which collapsed by drainage but later re-expanded. The mass was removed, and histological examination revealed glioblastoma.

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