Astrocytoma malignum in glioblastoma multiforme vertens with long term survival--case report and a literature review.
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چکیده
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and most lethal pri- mary malignant tumor of the central nervous system. It can develop as a primary tumor or by transformation from its precursor--anaplastic astrocytoma which occurs less frequently but the prognosis is also unfavorable. Authors report a case of a 36-year-old man with "astrocytoma malignum in glioblastoma multiforme vertens" in the left frontal lobe. The mass, around 5 cm in diameter was resected by craniotomy 8 years ago. The patient received adiuvant radiation therapy concomitanly with temozolomide. He still stays asymptomatic, with no focal neurologic defects. There is no recurrence in the magnetic resonance imaging.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Przeglad lekarski
دوره 71 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014