Glioblastoma mimicking meningioma: report of 2 cases

Glioblastoma can mimic various pathologies, including arteriovenous malformation, hemorrhage from ischemic stroke, cerebral contusion, metastatic disease, lymphoma, and infection. The literature is limited regarding diagnostic confusion with meningioma. Herein, we present two patients that exhibited imaging, including cerebral angiography during preoperative embolization, which was consistent with meningioma, but where final surgical diagnosis revealed glioblastoma.
Source: World Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research