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Article title | Age (in years) and sex of patient | Initial symptoms | Presentation on imaging | Procedure | Treatment | Ref. no. |
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“Cerebral Cryptococcoma Mimicking Glioblastoma” PMID: 28188169 | 55 males | 1-month history of headaches | Encapsulated cryptococcoma presenting as a large cystic lesion mistaken for GBM | Lumbar puncture with CSF examination | Dexamethasone, amphotericin, and 5-flucytosine initially followed by surgical resection | [14] |
“Intracerebral Neurocysticercosis Mimicking Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Rare Differential Diagnosis in Central Europe” PMID: 11305755 | 47 males | A 4-week history of speech difficulties | Low-density multilobulated cystic frontal mass with peripheral ring contrast enhancement adjacent to the Sylvian fissure | Surgical removal and histologic examination | Surgical resection | [15] |
“Basal Ganglia Infarction Mimicking Glioblastoma” PMID: 16183553 | 52 males | Acute brachiofacial paresis | A hyperintense lesion with mass effect and ring enhancement in basal ganglia | No biopsy done | Recommended stereotactic brain biopsy, but the patient recovered gradually | [16] |
“The Eyes as a Window to the Brain: A Teaching Case Report of Misdiagnosed Glioblastoma” | 43 males | Vision loss | Intra-axial oval-shaped mass with a partial fluid component at the left occipital lobe measuring approximately 5 cm long, 7.7 cm anterior-posterior, and 2.7 cm transversely with minimal surrounding edema and some mass effect and midline shift to the left lateral ventricle | Surgical resection | Radiation therapy and oral chemotherapy with temozolomide | [17] |
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