Multicentric Astrocytoma Presenting with Supra- and Infratentorial Involvement: A Case Report

Emadi, Farhad

Multicentric Astrocytoma Presenting with Supra- and Infratentorial Involvement: A Case Report

Document Type : Case Report(s)

Author

Farhad Emadi ¹^{, 2}

¹ Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

² Transgenic Technology Research Center and Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 56 year-old man with a history of diplopia. His brain imaging showed multiple lesions with a metastatic appearance, however all investigations to determine the primary source of malignancy were negative. The patient underwent a brain biopsy, which was positive for anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare tumor that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of secondary brain tumors.