Two primary brain Tumurs in a patient with minimal complaint : a case report

Abstract EN

Background: Multiple tumors in the nervous system is a rare event..

Patient & Method: .A forty two years old male who was enjoying completely healthy life presented with one week history of a single attack of confusion .he was presented with double tumour in the brain operated up on our department by craniotomy.

Results: His neurological clinical examination was negative.

A CT scan & MRI of the brain showed two intracranial space occupying lesions.

A solid right frontal lesion and another cystic lesion in the third ventricle.

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The pathology proved the frontal lesion to be a meningioma while the third ventricular tumour was colloid cyst.

Post operative period was uneventful.

Follow up for few months showed no complaint.

Conclution : Multiple Primary Tumor of the brain are uncommon & very to have a Meningioma assoaiated with colloid cyst of the 3rd ventnical in almost asymptomatic patimts.