Multifocal glioma of the brain. Case report

A case is presented in which two separate concurrent astrocytomas of the brain in the same patient were successfully operated on. The patient has been followed for 3 years and remains well. The authors believe that the diagnosis of multifocal tumors can be established on clinical grounds when the tu...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 229
Main Authors Borovich, B, Mayer, M, Gellei, B, Peyser, E, Yahel, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1976
Subjects
Adult
Astrocytoma - pathology
Astrocytoma - surgery
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - surgery
Prognosis
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Summary:A case is presented in which two separate concurrent astrocytomas of the brain in the same patient were successfully operated on. The patient has been followed for 3 years and remains well. The authors believe that the diagnosis of multifocal tumors can be established on clinical grounds when the tumors are remote from each other, and when there has been no recurrence of neoplasm between the lesions after a long follow-up period. It is felt that a more optimistic approach to the treatment of multifocal tumors may yield good results.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1976.45.2.0229