10-03-2007, 01:30 PM
A 50-year-old woman presents with a 5-year history of headaches, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and bilateral
leg weakness. Skull films reveal hyperostosis of the calvarium. Biopsy of the responsible lesion shows a
whorling
pattern of the cells. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Arachnoid cyst
B. Glioblastoma multiforme
C. Meningioma
D. Metastatic breast cancer
E. Oligodendroglioma
leg weakness. Skull films reveal hyperostosis of the calvarium. Biopsy of the responsible lesion shows a
whorling
pattern of the cells. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Arachnoid cyst
B. Glioblastoma multiforme
C. Meningioma
D. Metastatic breast cancer
E. Oligodendroglioma