MNJ (Malang Neurology Journal)
Vol 5, No 1 (2019): January

EXTRACRANIAL METASTASIS OF GLIOBLASTOMA: A RARE CASE

Rahmawati, Dessika (Unknown)
Marhaendraputro, Eko Arisetijono (Unknown)
Kurniawan, Shahdevi Nandar (Unknown)
Wirathmawati, Andina (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Jan 2019

Abstract

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant tumor in the neural tissue and a highly aggressive primary tumor in human. It involves glial cells in 52% of functional brain tissue cases and 20% of all intracranial tumors. Extra cranial metastasis of Glioblastoma is very rare. Metastasis outside CNS was uncommon in GBM but it could occur with frequency 0.2% and can spread in head and neck sites. The mechanism of this spread is not understood yet. The extracranial spread routes were speculated on the direct lymphatic connections, the venous system and the adjacent structure like dura and bone. We present a case of female patient with a known glioblastoma who had an extracranial metastasis on her left neck with complete Radiotherapy n Chemotherapy and survive more than 2 years.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MNJ

Publisher

Subject

Neuroscience

Description

Malang Neurology Journal is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting neurological sciences generated from basic neurosciences and clinical neurology. This journal publishes original articles, reviews, and also interesting case reports. Brief communications containing short ...