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Neurocirugía
versión impresa ISSN 1130-1473
Resumen
VALLE-FOLGUERAL, J.M. et al. Giant cell glioblastoma: review of the literature and illustrated case. Neurocirugía [online]. 2008, vol.19, n.4, pp.343-349. ISSN 1130-1473.
Giant cell glioblastoma is an infrequent variety of glioblastoma (5% of the cases). It has deserved a separate category in the World Health Organization classification of grade IV tumors. The clinical, imaging, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics, and the genetic alterations are reviewed. Treatment and prognosis are discussed and updated. The case of a patient that survived 19 months and died of spinal leptomeningeal metastases is illustrated.
Palabras clave : Giant cell glioblastoma; Leptomeningeal metastases; Surgery; Temozolomide; Radiotherapy.