Pediatric Gliosarcoma: Case Report and Literature Review
Moscote-Salazara, L.Rafael.; Alcalá-Cerra, G.; Gutiérez-Paternina, J.José.; Penagos Gonzélezc, P.José.; Zubieta Vega, C.; Chater-Cure, G.; Alberto Meneses, C.; Saenz, M.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 106(3): 43-47
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 25470910 Document Number: 702715
Brain gliosarcoma is a rare variant of glioblastoma multiforme that occurs primarily between the sixth and seventh decades of life. Few cases have been reported in patients younger than nineteen years. We report a four-year-old male with clinical, imaging and pathology compatible with brain gliosarcoma. Beside surgery he was managed with adjuvant radiotherapy and after follow-up is free of recurrence or neurologic deficit. Brain gliosarcoma is highly aggressive and the median survival is related to the extent of surgical resection.
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