Malignant Astrocytoma Associated with Cerebral Infarction, Mimicking Multicentric Glioma : A Case Report

Abstract

When patients with brain tumors show the onset of a stroke, we are apt to suspect an intracerebral hemorrhage of tumor origin. However, cases of intra-axial tumor with stroke symptoms due to cerebral infarction are rarely encountered. We report a 67-year-old male who displayed an acute onset of left temporo-parieto-occipital infarction and astrocytoma (grade 3) was detected in the left frontotemporal lobe. Neuroradiological images on CT, MRI and angiography mimicked the findings of multicentric glioma.