Multiple cerebral gliomas mimicking central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases: A rare case with review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Multiple cerebral gliomas (MCGs), usually classified into multifocal and multicentric subtypes, represent major diagnostic challenges as their clinical, radiologic, and pathohistological features are not uniform, often mimicking brain metastatic tumors or central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases (IDD).

Patient concerns

Here, we report a rare case of MCGs with isolated seizures and 4 lesions in the brain, that was initially misdiagnosed as IDD during treatment.

Diagnosis

The pathological diagnosis was astrocytoma, which was classified as a World Health Organization grade II glioma.

Interventions

The patient was treated with dexamethasone and sodium valproate when he was misdiagnosed as having IDD. After the pathological diagnosis was

SUBMITTER: Xiong YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6392929 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature