Concurrent adjacent meningioma and astrocytoma: a report of three cases and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Three patients presenting with an adjacent meningioma and astrocytoma are described. A review of the literature discusses several modes of neuroimaging and the difficulties in diagnosing simultaneous adjacent tumors. Aspects of the pathology and etiology of these tumors are also reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Neoplasms
- Meningeal Neoplasms
- Meningioma
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary