Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review
A rare case of low-grade astrocytoma associated with abscess formation occurred in a 52-year-old man presenting with Broca's aphasia. He underwent craniotomy and tumor removal under the impression of brain tumor with necrotic cystic change. Abscess accumulation within the intra-axial tumor was...
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| author | Tai-Hsin Tsai Yan-Fen Hwang Shiuh-Lin Hwang Chen-Hsiang Hung Cheng-Wei Chu Boon-Kee Lua Chih-Lung Lin Kung-Shing Lee Joon-Khim Loh Aij-Lie Kwan Chih-Jen Wang Tzuu-Yuan Huang Shen-Long Howng Ann-Shung Lieu |
| author_facet | Tai-Hsin Tsai Yan-Fen Hwang Shiuh-Lin Hwang Chen-Hsiang Hung Cheng-Wei Chu Boon-Kee Lua Chih-Lung Lin Kung-Shing Lee Joon-Khim Loh Aij-Lie Kwan Chih-Jen Wang Tzuu-Yuan Huang Shen-Long Howng Ann-Shung Lieu |
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| description | A rare case of low-grade astrocytoma associated with abscess formation occurred in a 52-year-old man presenting with Broca's aphasia. He underwent craniotomy and tumor removal under the impression of brain tumor with necrotic cystic change. Abscess accumulation within the intra-axial tumor was found intraoperatively. Literature related to brain abscess with brain tumor is reviewed, with an emphasis on abscesses with astrocytoma. We discuss the common brain tumors that are associated with abscess, pathogens that coexist with brain tumor, and the pathogeneses of coexisting brain abscess and tumor. It is very important to know how to differentiate between and diagnose a brain abscess and tumor, or brain abscess with tumor, preoperatively from clinical presentation and through the use of computed tomography, conventional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging or magnetic resonance spectroscopy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61099a6b53174b5d9e2909c1cd21eff72022-12-21T19:25:45ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2008-05-0124526226910.1016/S1607-551X(08)70151-7Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature ReviewTai-Hsin Tsai0Yan-Fen Hwang1Shiuh-Lin Hwang2Chen-Hsiang Hung3Cheng-Wei Chu4Boon-Kee Lua5Chih-Lung Lin6Kung-Shing Lee7Joon-Khim Loh8Aij-Lie Kwan9Chih-Jen Wang10Tzuu-Yuan Huang11Shen-Long Howng12Ann-Shung Lieu13Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanA rare case of low-grade astrocytoma associated with abscess formation occurred in a 52-year-old man presenting with Broca's aphasia. He underwent craniotomy and tumor removal under the impression of brain tumor with necrotic cystic change. Abscess accumulation within the intra-axial tumor was found intraoperatively. Literature related to brain abscess with brain tumor is reviewed, with an emphasis on abscesses with astrocytoma. We discuss the common brain tumors that are associated with abscess, pathogens that coexist with brain tumor, and the pathogeneses of coexisting brain abscess and tumor. It is very important to know how to differentiate between and diagnose a brain abscess and tumor, or brain abscess with tumor, preoperatively from clinical presentation and through the use of computed tomography, conventional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging or magnetic resonance spectroscopy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08701517astrocytomabrain abscessmagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Tai-Hsin Tsai Yan-Fen Hwang Shiuh-Lin Hwang Chen-Hsiang Hung Cheng-Wei Chu Boon-Kee Lua Chih-Lung Lin Kung-Shing Lee Joon-Khim Loh Aij-Lie Kwan Chih-Jen Wang Tzuu-Yuan Huang Shen-Long Howng Ann-Shung Lieu Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences astrocytoma brain abscess magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title | Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | low grade astrocytoma associated with abscess formation case report and literature review |
| topic | astrocytoma brain abscess magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08701517 |
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