Glioblastoma 20 years after a nail gun trauma: A risk factor?

Megan M FinneranMichael YoungLarry JoyceEmilio M Nardone

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

A 48-year-old man presented with headaches and confusion. Imaging demonstrated a right frontal glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), twenty years after a nail gun injury to the same region. GBM in the same location as a previous injury points toward possible causation from the trauma in the development of a high-grade glioma.

Keyphrases

high grade
risk factors
trauma patients
high resolution
low grade
working memory
functional connectivity
mass spectrometry