Cerebrospinal fluid cytology in a case of epithelioid glioblastoma.

Taku HommaTomonari SuzukiTomomi KatoMituaki ShirahataKazuhiko Mishima

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2024)

Epithelioid glioblastoma (eGB) is a rare GB subtype exhibiting characteristic morphology and genetic alterations. The efficacy of BRAF and MEK-1/2 inhibitors is demonstrated in eGB treatment, and therefore, considering eGB is important to enhance patient care and prognosis.

Keyphrases

cerebrospinal fluid
high grade
genome wide
copy number
pi k akt
dna methylation
signaling pathway