A High Grade Gliomatosis Cerebri Case Report; Mr, Diffusion Mr and Mr Spectroscopy Findings

Abstract

Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare primary diffuse cerebral malignity. "It is characterized by the diffuse proliferation of neoplastic glial cells that involve more than two cerebral lobes. For a definitive diagnosis histopathological examination is required. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques are very useful in the pretreatment diagnosis-staging and post-treatment follow-up. In this report a patient with gliomatozis cerebri was presented with magnetic resonance, diffusion weighted imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings. In addition, the importance and the role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the diagnosis and staging of gliomatosis cerebri is discussed.