Gliomas with intratumoral abscess formation: Description of new cases, review of the literature, and the role of 99mTC-Leukoscan

Abscess formation within a brain tumor is uncommon. Intrasellar or parasellar tumors are the most common neoplasms that develop such complications. Cerebral gliomas with abscesses are extremely rare. In this paper three rare cases of glioma associated with abscess formation are described. The diagno...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Campennì, Gerardo Caruso, Valeria Barresi, Mariangela Pino, Mariapaola Cucinotta, Sergio Baldari, Maria Caffo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-07-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X15000911