Glioblastoma occurring after the surgical resection of a craniopharyngioma

Abstract The authors report the case of a man who underwent cranial surgery for the removal of a craniopharyngioma using a right pterional approach. Three months later, he developed a right-sided temporal glioblastoma. The presentation is suggestive of a causal relationship between surgery and the d...

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Published in:British journal of neurosurgery 2014-04, Vol.28 (2), p.284-286
Main Authors: Zairi, Fahed, Aboukais, Rabih, Maurage, Claude Alain, Assaker, Richerd
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating - therapeutic use
Brain Neoplasms - etiology
Brain Neoplasms - therapy
Chemoradiotherapy
Clinical Protocols
Craniopharyngioma - complications
Craniopharyngioma - surgery
Dacarbazine - analogs & derivatives
Dacarbazine - therapeutic use
Glioblastoma - etiology
Glioblastoma - therapy
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Procedures
Pituitary Neoplasms - complications
Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery
Surgical outcomes
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
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Summary:Abstract The authors report the case of a man who underwent cranial surgery for the removal of a craniopharyngioma using a right pterional approach. Three months later, he developed a right-sided temporal glioblastoma. The presentation is suggestive of a causal relationship between surgery and the development of a malignant glial tumor.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.3109/02688697.2013.835381