An Early and Rare Second Malignancy in A Treated Glioblastoma Multiforme: Is It Radiation or Temozolomide?
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An early and rare second malignancy in a treated glioblastoma multiforme: is it radiation or temozolomide?
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade brain tumour with the most dismal prognosis. There are very few reports on second malignancies occurring in GBM patients, as the survival has been short. Second malignancies have been reported after treatment of malignancies with radiation therapy and chemotherapy especially after 5 to 10 y of treatment. Here in, we present a very unique case where ...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13588.5833