Open AccessCollision occurrence of meningioma and astrocytoma: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Van Tri Truong,
Dinh Binh Tran,
Cong Thuan Dang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_97_19
Subject(s) - meningioma , medicine , astrocytoma , hemiparesis , frontal lobe , glioma , radiology , pathology , psychiatry , cancer research , angiography
A case of collision tumors occurring between two distinct primary brain tumors is reported. A 61-year-old female without history of radiotherapy or phakomatosis presented with progressive ly increasing headache and left hemiparesis. Investigation revealed a meningioma and a Grade II astrocytoma in the right frontal lobe. Simultaneous development of a meningioma and a low-grade glioma at adjacent sites is extremely rare. This is the third case reported in the literature. Some hypotheses are proposed to explain this phenomenon but most likely represent a coincidental event.