World Neurosurg
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To study the curative effect and prognosis of patients with basal ganglia cerebral hemorrhages treated using a transcortical-sulcus approach and compare with results obtained using the traditional cerebral cortex approach. ⋯ The transcortical-sulcus approach can significantly improve the prognosis of patients with intracerebral hemorrhages in the basal ganglia and reduce the incidence of postoperative seizures.
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Glioblastoma can mimic various pathologies, including arteriovenous malformation, hemorrhage from ischemic stroke, cerebral contusion, metastatic disease, lymphoma, and infection. The literature is limited regarding diagnostic confusion with meningioma. Herein, we present 2 patients that exhibited imaging, including cerebral angiography during preoperative embolization, which was consistent with meningioma, but where final surgical diagnosis revealed glioblastoma. ⋯ Glioblastoma can mimic meningioma on MRI with dural tail sign, CSF cleft sign, and broad dural contact. Moreover, cerebral angiography can reveal tumor feeders commonly associated with meningioma. These features can contribute to diagnostic confusion. Based on these 2 cases, preoperative embolization of tumor feeders is possible with glioblastoma.