Gliosarcoma: a rare variant of glioblastoma multiforme.

Autor: Rizvi S; Department of Clinical Oncology, KIRAN Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan., Asghar AH, Mehboob J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2010 Sep; Vol. 60 (9), pp. 773-5.
Abstrakt: Gliosarcoma is a rare variant of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). It is a very aggressive tumour and usually managed like GBM. Treatment of choice is surgery with good surgical margins followed by radiotherapy (60 Gy). Median survival is seven months. Here we present a case report of 55 years old male who was diagnosed as brain tumour in left temporoparietal region. It turned out to be gliosarcoma after surgical resection and histopathological evaluation.
Databáze: MEDLINE