Extracranial Metastases of Epithelioid Glioblastoma

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  • Saito Norihiko
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Hirai Nozomi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Aoki Kazuya
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Takahagi Shusaku
    Department of Neurosurgery, Ishii Hospital of Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology
  • Yagihashi Akinori
    Department of Neurosurgery, Ishii Hospital of Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology
  • Yokouchi Miyuki
    Department of Surgical Pathology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Kobayashi Hiroaki
    Department of Neurosurgery, Mishuku Hosipital
  • Matsukuma Susumu
    Department of Pathology, Japan Self Defense Forces Central Hospital
  • Koga Ayano
    Department of Pathology, Japan Self Defense Forces Central Hospital
  • Fujita Satoshi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Iwama Junya
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Nakayama Haruo
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Hayashi Morito
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Sakurai Takatoshi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
  • Iwabuchi Satoshi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center

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  • 全身多発転移をきたしたepithelioid glioblastomaの1例

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Abstract

<p>  A 68-year-old man was admitted with disturbance of consciousness. Computed tomography (CT) scanning revealed subcortical hemorrhage in the right temporal lobe. Endoscopic hematoma evacuation was performed. Three months later, contrast-enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass with ring-like enhancement in the right temporal lobe. The patient underwent surgery, and the histological diagnosis was epithelioid glioblastoma. Focal irradiation and chemotherapy were performed. Fourteen days after the start of chemoradiotherapy, a CT scan of the chest revealed multiple round nodules and masses of varying size in both lungs, and small bilateral pleural effusions. The patient died of acute respiratory failure 32 days after the start of chemoradiotherapy. Autopsy revealed metastases in the lungs and heart. Although the relevant published literature is limited, extracranial metastasis of glioblastoma appears to be very rare and is associated with poor outcomes. The role of prognostic staging and optimal treatment selection should be investigated.</p>

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