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    J Korean Soc Radiol. 2010 Nov;63(5):409-411. Korean.
    Published online Nov 30, 2010.
    https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2010.63.5.409
    Copyright © 2010 The Korean Society of Radiology
    Case Report

    Glioblastoma Multiforme in the Trigone of the Lateral Ventricle: A Case Report

    Seung Joon Choi, M.D., Hye-Young Choi, M.D., Hyung-Sik Kim, M.D. and Hee Young Hwang, M.D.
      • Department of Radiology, Gil Hospital, Gachon University, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Hee Young Hwang, M.D., Department of Radiology, Gil Hospital, Gachon University, 1198 Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Inchon 405-760, Korea. Tel. 82-32-460-3060, Fax. 82-32-460-3065, Email: h2y@gilhospital.com
    Received March 19, 2010; Accepted July 27, 2010.

    Abstract

    Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) within the lateral ventricle is relatively rare and it is predominantly found in the frontal horn or body of the ventricle. It is highly unusual to find a GBM in the trigone of the lateral ventricle. We present here a very rare location of a GBM (the trigone of the lateral ventricle).

    Keywords
    Glioblastoma; Lateral Ventricle; Tomography; X-Ray Computed

    Figures

    Fig. 1
    A 41-year-old man presenting with an episode of headache, nausea and vomiting for three days prior to visit.
    A. Non-contrast CT shows a poorly defined heterogeneous high attenuated mass within trigone of left lateral ventricle.

    At axial (B) T2 - & (C) T1-weighted MR images shows heterogeneous signal intensity mass within trigone of left lateral ventricle with local expansion of the ventricle. Mass shows hyperintensity, compared with gray matter on T2 - & T1-weighted MR images.

    D. Axial gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted MR images demonstrate a minimally enhancing mass within trigone of left lateral ventricle.

    Non enhancing hyper and hypointense lesion on T2WI and T1WI within tumor is possibility of intratumoral necrosis (black arrow).

    Fig. 2
    The mass shows multiple bizarre cells with plump eosinophilic cytoplasm and frequent necrosis (black arrows). (Hematoxylin & eosin stain, × 100)

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    Glioblastoma
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    Lateral Ventricles
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