Case 40-1983

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Presentation of CaseA 40-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of fever and a right preauricular mass.She was well until six years earlier, when pain developed in the left ear. Several months later headaches appeared, and she noticed occasional deviation to the left on walking. Five years before admission a seizure occurred, and neurologic evaluation revealed bilateral papilledema, without focal abnormalities. A computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain showed a mass in the right parietal lobe. A right superior parietal lobectomy was performed, and microscopical examination of the surgical specimen disclosed a Grade III glioma, with . . .