Glioblastoma NOS
Diagnosis almost certain
Updates to Study Attributes
Findings
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Irregular shaped ill-defined intra-axial space occupying lesion involving the inferior aspect of left temporooccipital region exhibits heterogenousheterogeneous enhancement in post contrast study and exerting a positive mass effect upon the temporal horn of left lateral ventricle. Multiple areas of intralesional necrosis are noted.
Diagnosis: Glioblastoma (WHO IV) pathology proven.
Images Changes:
Image MRI (T1) ( update )
Perspective
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Axial.
Image MRI (T2) ( update )
Perspective
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Axial.
Image MRI (FLAIR) ( update )
Perspective
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Axial.
Image MRI (T1 C+) ( update )
Perspective
was set to
Axial.
Image MRI (T1 C+) ( update )
Perspective
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Coronal.
Image MRI (T1 C+) ( update )
Perspective
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Sagittal.
Updates to Case Attributes
Title
was changed:
Glioblastoma NOS
Body
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The patient went on to have surgery which confirmed the diagnosis of glioblastoma.
Related articleNote:
-<p><strong>Related article</strong></p><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/glioblastoma">Glioblastoma</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/cns-tumours-classification-and-grading-who">WHO classification of CNS tumours</a></li>-</ul>- +<p>The patient went on to have surgery which confirmed the diagnosis of glioblastoma. </p><p><strong>Note: </strong>This case predates the recent (2016) revision WHO classification of CNS tumours and IDH status is not available. As such, this tumour would now be classified as a <a title="Glioblastoma NOS" href="/articles/glioblastoma">glioblastoma NOS</a>.</p>
Diagnostic Certainty
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.
References changed:
- Osborn A, Blaser S, Salzman K. Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging. AMIRSYS. (2008) ISBN:0721629059. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0721629059">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0721629059">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
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- Altman DA, Atkinson DS, Brat DJ. Best cases from the AFIP: glioblastoma multiforme. Radiographics. 2007;27 (3): 883-8. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/27/3/883.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.273065138">doi:10.1148/rg.273065138</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17495298">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
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