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Glioblastoma - Frontal Lobe - Case 6

A 47 year-old woman presented with progressive spasticity of the right lower extremity associated with headaches and a depressed affect.

Show the Tumor on T2     Show the Vasogenic Edema    Show the Gadolinium Enhancement

Axial MRI scans. (Left) T2-weighted image; (Middle) T1-weighted image; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium.  Note the large, well demarcated mass in the left frontal lobe which enhances with contrast. There is also a cystic component of the tumor. Surgical biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of malignant glioblastoma.

Revised 05/08/06.
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