Evaluation of CT Scan and MRI Findings of Pathologically Proved Gliomas in an Iranian Population

Morteza  Sanei Taheri; M Samadian; M Aghaei; A Jalali; M Shakiba

International Journal of Cancer Management

The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Evaluation of CT Scan and MRI Findings of Pathologically Proved Gliomas in an Iranian Population

Author(s):

Morteza Sanei Taheri^1,*,

M Samadian¹,

M Aghaei²,

A Jalali³,

M Shakiba³

1Assistant professor of neurosurgery, Shahid Beheshti University (MC). , Loghman Hospital, Iran

2Resident of radiology, Shahid Beheshti University (MC), Shohada Hospital, Iran

3Research Unit, medical imaging center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 1, issue 4; e80616

Published online:Dec 31, 2008

Article type:Research Article

Received:Dec 31, 2008

Accepted:Dec 31, 2008

How to Cite:Morteza Sanei TaheriM SamadianM AghaeiA JalaliM ShakibaEvaluation of CT Scan and MRI Findings of Pathologically Proved Gliomas in an Iranian Population.Int J Cancer Manag.2008;1(4):e80616.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the main CT scan and MRI findings of gliomas in a group of Iranian patients.

Material and Methods: The MRI and CT scan of 96 pathologically proven patients of gliomas were retrospectively evaluated in a period of five years in our university affiliated hospital. We included all cases who had both CT scan and MRI in our study.

Results: Among our patients, 60 (62.5%) were male and 36 (37.5%) were female. The mean age of our patients was 41.8±19.3 (7-78). The most common location of tumor was in the parietal lobes (54.2%) followed by the temporal lobes (52.1%), and the frontal lobes (39.6%). The most common subtype was glioblastoma multiform in 42 patients (43.8%). Edema, cystic formation, and hemorrhage were more frequently found in MRI in comparison with CT scan, while CT scan showed calcification better than MRI.

Conclusion: In contrast to many other studies, the most common site of gliomas in our patients was parietal lobes.

Keywords

glioma

magnetic resonance imaging

computerized tomography

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