Extracranial metastases in glioblastoma-Two case stories.

Dorte Schou NørøxeSigne Regner MichaelsenHelle BroholmSøren MøllerHans Skovgaard PoulsenUlrik Lassen

Published in: Clinical case reports (2018)

The clinician should always consider extracranial metastases in glioblastoma. Increased risk factors are young age at diagnosis, histology of gliosarcoma, and prior intracranial tumor surgery. Clinical guidelines are needed for this rare event, including consideration for prophylactic intervention.

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