eISSN: 2081-2833
ISSN: 2081-0016
Medycyna Paliatywna/Palliative Medicine
Current issue Archive Manuscripts accepted About the journal Editorial board Abstracting and indexing Subscription Contact Instructions for authors Ethical standards and procedures
Editorial System
Submit your Manuscript
Search
1/2020
vol. 12
 
Share:
Send email
Share:
abstract:
Case report

Primary glioblastoma multiforme of cerebellum: a case report and review of literature

Adam Kluska
1
,
Natalia Tracz
2
,
Karolina Loga
1
,
Anna Papis-Ubych
3
,
Jacek Fijuth
1
,
Leszek Gottwald
1

1.
Department of Radiotherapy, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz
2.
Department of Brachytherapy, Regional Oncology Centre, Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Lodz
3.
Department of Radiotherapy and General Oncology, Regional Oncology Centre, Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Lodz
Medycyna Paliatywna 2020; 12(1): 36–39
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2020.95866
Online publish date: 2020/05/31
View full text Get citation
 
PlumX metrics:
The most common primary malignant brain tumour in adults is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), classified as grade IV glioma. GBM is the most aggressive of astrocytic gliomas, considered to be an incurable disease, with median survival of only 15 months when treated with surgery in combination with concomitant chemoradiotherapy. Most of GBM lesions are localised supratentorially, and all available guidelines about treatment of GBM refer to those tumours. Tumours in the infratentorial area are rarely suspected to be GBM; however, about 0.4-3.4% of GBM occur in the cerebellum. The rarity of cerebellar GBM means that pathogenesis, treatment, and prognosis in such cases are still not well defined. We report a case of a 46-year-old patient with primary cerebellar GBM treated in our centre.
keywords:

cerebellar glioblastoma, cerebellum, radiotherapy
FEATURED PRODUCTS
BOOKS
• Medycyna Paliatywna • Analiza przypadków klinicznych w opiece paliatywnej. Tom 1
Termedia
About us Contact
Copyright notice Privacy policy Advertising policy Contact us
Quick links
Journals Books eBooks Events
© 2024 Termedia Sp. z o.o.
Developed by Bentus.