Table 1 Summary of previous cases in the English literature

1 [4]

42/F

14

+

Fronto-parietal

Single, ring enhancing mass, with mass effect

Leptomeningitis

2 [9]

52/M

175

-

Occipital cerebellum

Single, ring enhancing mass

Tuberculosis sarcoidosis

3 [11]

38/M

90

-

Frontal, parietal

Multiple masses, edema

Sarcoidosis

4 [12]

31/F

N/A

-

Temporal

Single mass, edema

MAC meningitis, prednisone therapy

5 [13]

35/M

215

+

Fronto-parietal

Single mass, edema

HAART, cryptococcal meningitis

6 [14]

40/M

31

+

Occipital

Single mass, edema

HAART, CMV, retinitis

7 [15]

33/M

2

+

Frontal, parietal, occipital

Multiple masses, ring enhancing

Disseminated MAC

8 [16]

36/M

170

+

Temporal, temporo-parietal

Multiple masses

HAART, Disseminated MAC, PCP, oropharyngeal candidiasis

Our case

40/M

515

-

Frontal

Single, ring enhancing mass, edema and mass effect, with invasion

-