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Fernández-de Thomas RJ, Pellot Cestero JE, Carballo Cuello CM, De Jesus O. Unusual extracranial spread of glioblastoma. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e243909. [PMID: 34376419 PMCID: PMC8356151 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ricardo J Fernández-de Thomas
- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Section, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Section, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Section, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Section, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Rossi J, Giaccherini L, Cavallieri F, Napoli M, Moratti C, Froio E, Serra S, Fraternali A, Ghadirpour R, Cozzi S, Ciammella P, Iaccarino C, Pascarella R, Valzania F, Pisanello A. Extracranial metastases in secondary glioblastoma multiforme: a case report. BMC Neurol 2020; 20:382. [PMID: 33087049 PMCID: PMC7579923 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01959-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is known for its devastating intracranial infiltration and its unfavorable prognosis, while extracranial involvement is a very rare event, more commonly attributed to IDH wild-type (primary) GBM evolution. Case presentation We present a case of a young woman with a World Health Organization (WHO) grade II Astrocytoma evolved to WHO grade IV IDH mutant glioblastoma, with subsequent development of lymphatic and bone metastases, despite the favorable biomolecular pattern and the stability of the primary brain lesion. Conclusions Our case highlights that grade II Astrocytoma may evolve to a GBM and rarely lead to a secondary metastatic diffusion, which can progress quite rapidly; any symptoms referable to a possible systemic involvement should be carefully investigated.
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- Jessica Rossi
- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Oncological Department and Advanced Technologies, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. .,Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Medicine, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Medicine, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy Service, Oncology Department and Advanced Technologies, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy Service, Oncology Department and Advanced Technologies, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Service, Oncology Department and Advanced Technologies, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Oncological Department and Advanced Technologies, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Oncological Department and Advanced Technologies, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Medicine, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Taghikhan S, Woo BM, Kuo YH. Unusual Case of Transdural Extension of Glioblastoma Multiforme in the Maxillofacial Region and a Review of the Literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 77:2269-2278. [PMID: 31348875 DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.06.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common primary brain tumor. It is locally aggressive but rarely spreads outside the central nervous system. We present an unusual case of a 57-year-old woman who had presented 1 year after surgical resection and adjuvant therapy, with evidence of recurrent tumor invading through the skull base into the orbital apex, masticator, and pterygoid space. We have also reviewed all available case reports on local invasion of glioblastoma that occurred in absence of treatment and recurrence that developed away from the initial surgical location.
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- Shahin Taghikhan
- Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of San Francisco, Fresno, Center for Medical Education and Research, Fresno, CA.
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- Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of San Francisco, Fresno, Center for Medical Education and Research, Fresno, CA
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- Surgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of San Francisco, Fresno, Center for Medical Education and Research, Fresno, CA
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Tan AP, Tan CL, Pang YH, Kei PL. Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma with Transdural Extension. World Neurosurg 2019; 130:10-12. [PMID: 31254692 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oligodendrogliomas, the third most common primary gliomas, have a strict molecular definition, characterized by the combined presence of isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation and 1p19q codeletion. Herein, we describe an extremely unusual case of molecularly defined anaplastic oligodendroglioma with transdural extension into the frontal and ethmoid sinuses, without prior neurosurgical intervention or radiotherapy. The molecular profile of the tumor is also provided. To the best of our knowledge, this has never been reported before. Most of the previously reported glial tumors with transdural extension were cases of histologically proven glioblastomas and gliosarcomas, typically seen in the context of prior neurosurgical intervention and/or radiotherapy. This case adds to the limited literature on oligodendrogliomas with transdural extension. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the relationship between the incidence of transdural extension and molecular subtypes of oligodendrogliomas.
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- Ai Peng Tan
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Health System, Singapore.
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- Department of Pathology, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
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Rosen J, Blau T, Grau SJ, Barbe MT, Fink GR, Galldiks N. Extracranial Metastases of a Cerebral Glioblastoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Oncol 2018; 11:591-600. [PMID: 30283316 PMCID: PMC6167720 DOI: 10.1159/000492111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The glioblastoma, a malignant human brain tumor, is known for its devastating intracranial progress and its dismal prognosis. Whereas treatment and research are most prominently focused on the primary tumor lesion, in recent years evidence has accumulated that points to the rare occurrence of extracranial glioblastoma metastases. We here present a case of a female patient with a known glioblastoma who was detected to harbor multiple metastases in the bones, lung, pleura, liver, mesentery, and the subcutaneous soft tissue. Pathogenetically, these metastatic lesions developed most probably after a local progression of the left temporal glioblastoma through the skull base, thus getting access to the systemic lymphatics. Similar cases of extensive glioblastoma metastization, their putative underlying mechanisms, and implications for clinical care are discussed.
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- Jurij Rosen
- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Mason A, Villavicencio AT, Nelson EL, Forsythe RC, Burneikiene S. Post-Treatment Gliosarcoma Extension into the Pterygomaxillary Fossa: Literature Review and Case Report. Cureus 2016; 8:e700. [PMID: 27699141 PMCID: PMC5040629 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Only four primary gliosarcoma case reports are described in the literature with transcranial (intradural to extradural) penetration into the region of the infratemporal fossa. This is the first report of a primary glioblastoma (GBM) that evolved into secondary or post-treatment gliosarcoma without evidence of a second de novo tumor and with extension into the left pterygomaxillary fossa.
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Stib MT, Johnson M, Siu A, Almira-Suarez MI, Litvack Z, Singh A, Sherman JH. High-grade glioma with anterior skull base erosion and intranasal extension: case report. J Neurosurg 2016; 126:1484-1487. [PMID: 27257831 DOI: 10.3171/2016.4.jns151724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors describe the case of a large WHO Grade III anaplastic oligoastrocytoma extending through the anterior skull base and into the right nasal cavity and sinuses. Glial neoplasms are typically confined to the intracranial compartment within the brain parenchyma and rarely extend into the nasal cavity without prior surgical or radiation therapy. This 42-year-old woman presented with progressive headaches and sinus congestion. MR imaging findings revealed a large intracranial lesion with intranasal extension. Endoscopic nasal biopsy revealed pathology consistent with an infiltrating glioma. The patient subsequently underwent a combined transcranial/endonasal endoscopic approach for resection of this lesion. Pathological diagnosis revealed a WHO Grade III oligoastrocytoma. This report reviews the mechanisms of extradural glioma extension. To the authors' knowledge, it is the second report of a high-grade glioma exhibiting nasal extension without prior surgical or radiation treatment.
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- Matthew T Stib
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; and
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- Otolaryngology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Satyarthee GD, Mahapatra AK. Giant pediatric glioblastoma multiforme causing primary calvarial erosion and sutural diastasis presenting with enlarged head. J Pediatr Neurosci 2015; 10:290-3. [PMID: 26557181 PMCID: PMC4611909 DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.165728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Authors report a rare case of supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme in a 13-year-old boy, who had headache, vomiting and left sided hemiparesis for last 6 months. On evaluation by primary physician he was labeled as hydrocephalus in view of enlarged head with papilledema on fundoscopic evaluation and no imaging was carried out. On current admission, magnetic resonance imaging brain revealed a large heterogeneous mass lesion involving right frontoparietal region associated with massive perilesional edema causing significant mass effect. He underwent right fronto-temporal craniotomy and intraoperatively erosion of parietal bone was observed, unassociated with any extradural deposit of tumor. After surgery, he noticed improvement in headache along with hemiparesis. Primary calvarial erosion in glioblastoma is extremely rare, and there is paucity of literature as evident from the few case reports reported previously and all occurred in elderly, so current case is the first pediatric case having primary calvarial erosion. Management of such case and pertinent literature is briefly discussed.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
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Taschner CA, Brendecke S, Weyerbrock A, Egger K, Prinz M. Freiburg neuropathology case conference: widespread mass lesions after resection of a glioblastoma multiforme. Clin Neuroradiol 2012; 22:375-80. [PMID: 23132173 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-012-0179-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- C A Taschner
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
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Schuss P, Ulrich CT, Harter PN, Tews DS, Seifert V, Franz K. Gliosarcoma with bone infiltration and extracranial growth: case report and review of literature. J Neurooncol 2010; 103:765-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0437-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kwak R, Shatzkes D. Transdural spread of glioblastoma through the foramen ovale with presentation as a masticator space mass. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 30:808-10. [PMID: 18945796 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Direct extension of a glioblastoma through the dura at the skull base is an uncommon occurrence. We report an unusual case of recurrent glioblastoma that spread transdurally through the foramen ovale and presented primarily as a masticator space mass. There was mandibular denervation and a relative paucity of intracranial disease.
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- R Kwak
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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ERDEM A, TUN K, UGUR H, EREKUL S. Infratemporal and intraorbital metastasis of the glioblastoma multiforme: A case report. Neurochirurgie 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3770(21)00118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yasuhara T, Tamiya T, Meguro T, Ichikawa T, Sato Y, Date I, Nakashima H, Ohmoto T. Glioblastoma with metastasis to the spleen--case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2003; 43:452-6. [PMID: 14560851 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.43.452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A 47-year-old woman presented with headache and left homonymous hemianopsia. T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with contrast medium showed a mass lesion with ring-like enhancement in the right temporo-occipital lobe. The patient underwent surgery, focal irradiation, and chemotherapy. The histological diagnosis was glioblastoma. Four months after the operation, the patient again developed headache and left homonymous hemianopsia in addition to vomiting and mild left hemiparesis. MR imaging showed recurrence of the tumor and hydrocephalus. The patient underwent a second craniotomy and placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Intraoperative findings revealed that the transverse-sigmoid sinus was occluded by tumor invasion. The patient died of intraventricular dissemination 2 months after the second operation. Autopsy revealed metastases in the spleen and lungs. Glioblastoma with metastases to the spleen is very rare. The prognosis for patients is poor. Excessive therapy should not be used for patients with extracranial metastases from glioblastoma.
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- Takao Yasuhara
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan.
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Cervio A, Piedimonte F, Salaberry J, Alcorta SC, Salvat J, Diez B, Sevlever G. Bone metastases from secondary glioblastoma multiforme: a case report. J Neurooncol 2001; 52:141-8. [PMID: 11508813 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010629618859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Extraneural metastases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are a relatively rare occurrence which usually manifest after de novo GBM. We report a case of a patient with an oligodendroastrocytoma who developed over a period of 12 years malignant progression to glioblastoma followed by multiple cytologically confirmed bone metastases. No 1p deletions were detected in the original tumour. GBM cells disclosed the EGFr(+) and p53(-) immunophenotype more characteristic of a primary GBM.
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- A Cervio
- Neurosurgical Department, Raúl Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Kros JM, van den Berge H, Tanghe HL, Bakker SL. Right temporal lobe glioblastoma presenting in the left orbit. Case report. J Neurosurg 2000; 92:702-5. [PMID: 10761663 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.4.0702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Dissemination of gliomas outside the central nervous system without preceding neurosurgery is a rare phenomenon. Glial neoplasms presenting as bone lesions are even more rare. A case of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with initial presentation in the orbit following a single generalized seizure is described. Signs of intracranial hypertension resulted from subarachnoid tumor invasion. The patient was treated with whole-dose radiation therapy but survived for only 6 months following the initial presentation. An autopsy revealed a right temporal GBM with extensive subarachnoid spread and invasion in the left orbit and skull base. The literature on dissemination of primary tumors of the brain is reviewed.
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- J M Kros
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Horiuchi T, Osawa M, Itoh N, Kobayashi S, Nitta J, Hongo K. Extradural extension of glioblastoma multiforme into the oral cavity: case report. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY 1996; 46:42-6. [PMID: 8677487 DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(96)00037-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A rare case of glioblastoma multiforme with oral extension is presented in a 41-year-old female. She underwent two surgical treatments and both radiotherapy and chemotherapy for the right temporoparietal glioblastoma multiforme. A follow-up computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated destruction of the temporal base and extradural extension of the tumor into the orbital, nasal, and oral cavities. This is the first report of the oral extension of glioblastoma multiforme. The mechanism for the extradural extension is discussed.
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- T Horiuchi
- Department of Neurosurgery and Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Rainov NG, Holzhausen HJ, Meyer H, Burkert W. Local invasivity of glioblastoma multiforme with destruction of skull bone. Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurg Rev 1996; 19:183-8. [PMID: 8875508 DOI: 10.1007/bf00512050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Primary tumors originating from cells of the glial lineage usually affect predominantly the white matter of the brain. Only rarely do gliomas destroy the surrounding bone by invasion of the extracellular matrix, especially without prior surgery. This paper describes the unusual case of a 66-year-old female patient with a left-sided intra- and extracranial tumor involving the temporal lobe, destroying the underlying skull base, and growing into the paranasal sinuses, orbit, and temporal bone. Biopsy revealed glioblastoma multiforme with strong GFAP positivity. Molecular biologic investigations of the p53, EGFR, and mdm2 genes showed functional inactivation of the p53 gene but no overexpression of oncogenes. Because the tumor was considered inoperable, palliative irradiation was carried out. The patient died 7 months after diagnosis. The causes of this phenomenon are discussed and the literature reviewed.
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- N G Rainov
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle, Fed. Rep. of Germany
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This review of the invasion of the human brain by tumors is based upon a comparative approach. The taxonomic distribution of a structure of the CNS to be considered a brain is present in the following taxonomic groups: Mollusca (Cephalopoda, Pulmonata) Sipunculida, Echiurida, Annelida, Arthropoda and Vertebrata (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). The comparative approach (inter-, and intraspecies specific) provides a more informative, indicative, understanding of invasion of the human brain; especially in view of the morphological and functional heterogeneity of structures playing a role in the neoplastic invasion to and from the brain. It can be distinguished among primary invasiveness (as cancer in situ) and local recurrence on the one hand and remote spreading, such as metastasis, on the other. A review of the recent literature arranged according to tumor types is provided and comparative conclusions elucidated, especially to underline the tumor specificity of the invasion of brain tumors, especially the second or intra-species specific approach is therapeutically important. This is set forth against a background of epidemiology and species specificity. Due to the lack of bony skull capsule an extensive knowledge of the brain of cephalopod molluscs with its functional and morphological similarity to the human eye, and also that of the pulmonate Helix pomatia, the vineyard snail, could well serve as excellent oncologic models. Some conclusions can be drawn dealing with the theoretical possibility of first appearance of the different and heterogeneous components of the complicated structure known as brain including its supporting accessory organs during phylogeny.
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- H E Kaiser
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore 21201
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Vahedi K, Ameri A, Poisson M. Frontal oligo-astrocytoma with orbito-ethmoidal involvement. J Neurooncol 1993; 17:159-60. [PMID: 8145059 DOI: 10.1007/bf01050218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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