Case Report

Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral Aspergillosis

Table 1

List of cases diagnosed in our hospital between September 1997 and August 2008.

CaseBrain tumor typeTreatment typePulmonary aspergillosis occurrenceCerebral aspergillosis occurrence

A Grade III-IV gliomaCorticotherapy and radiotherapyYesYes
B GlioblastomaCorticotherapy, polychemotherapy, and radiotherapyYesYes
C Grade III glioma (astrocytoma)CorticotherapyYesYes
D Grade III glioma (astrocytoma)CorticotherapyYesYes