Glioblastoma Multiforme Masquerading as Stroke

Glioblastoma multiforme masquerading as intracerebral haemorrhage: a diagnostic dilemma.

Glioblastoma multiforme masquerading as a more benign process.

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common form of astrocytoma in adults. The incidence of these tumors is highest in the frontal lobes, followed by temporal and parietal lobes, basal ganglia, and occipital lobes. On computed tomography (CT) glioblastoma multiforme typically demonstrates characteristic findings of an irregular enhancing mass, usually surrounded by a significant amount of low-de...

Spinal cord glioblastoma multiforme of conus medullaris masquerading as high lumbar disk herniation.

BACKGROUND A case of primary intramedullary glioblastoma occurring at conus medullaris is presented, which was initially undetected and misdiagnosed as L1 through L2 disk herniation. CASE DESCRIPTION After the performance of L1 through L2 discectomy, the patient's initial painful symptom did not subside. The patient then developed a progressive paraparesis. The outside surgeons only predicted...

Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Single Hospital Experience

Background & Aim: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the highest grade glioma (grade IV), is the most malignant form of astrocytoma in adults. This study aimed at evaluating the relationship between demographic, clinical and medical factors with GBM outcome. Methods & Materials/Patients: Through a cross-sectional design, 58 patients with newly diagnosed GBM were studied from 1999 to 2015 in Guil...

Glioblastoma multiforme classified as mesenchymal subtype.

INTRODUCTION Recently, researchers have been considering as adverse prognostic factors in primary glioblastomas not only clinical indicators but also various cellular, genetic and immunological markers. The aim of the present article was to report a case of primary glioblastoma multiforme with poor survival in a patient after surgical intervention, and to determine the unfavorable prognostic ma...