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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Late onset leptomeningeal and whole spine metastasis from supratentorial Glioblastoma multiforme: An uncommon manifestation of a common tumor
Divyam Sharma, Anshul Gupta, Gurupal S Dhillon, Satnam Singh Chhabra
Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Satnam Singh Chhabra
Department of Neurosurgery, Room No - 2324 SSRB III Floor, New Building, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi - 110 060
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.181878
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most common and aggressive primary brain tumors, composing 12-20% of all the intracranial tumors in adults with a highly malignant course and average life expectancy of approximately 12-14 months following initial diagnosis. Leptomeningeal or intramedullary metastasis from primary GBM is a rare phenomenon with a poor prognosis. We present a rare case of GBM with late onset intramedullary, extramedullary, as well as leptomeningeal spinal metastasis. |
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