Isolated primary intracerebral mycetoma: presenting as a mass lesion in a patient with prostate cancer and multiple myeloma. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report a patient with a history of prostate cancer and multiple myeloma, with a solitary indolent intracerebral mass lesion without any constitutional symptoms and minimal neurologic symptoms. The radiographic appearance of the lesion was that of a tumor but resection revealed a mycetoma, consistent with Aspergillus. A brief review of the literature discusses the rarity, presentation, diagnosis, and management of primary intracerebral mycetomas.

publication date

  • January 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
  • Mycetoma

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 14044261377

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s11060-004-6598-7

PubMed ID

  • 15719275

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 71

issue

  • 1