Positive influence of partial resection on overall survival of patients with overlapping glioblastomas

Overlapping glioblastomas (OG) (former gliomatosis cerebri, GC) [12,13] is known to be a rare, highly aggressive tumor entity. According to the classification of the WHO 2007 [12]. at least three brain lobes had to be involved to fulfill the criteria of gliomatosis cerebri (GC). Brainstem and basal ganglia are taken as individual lobes according to that classification. GC can either occur as “primary” GC, or “secondary” GC as progression of a glioma. In the new WHO classification gliomatsis cerebri is no longer an own entity but refers to an unusual growth pattern, therefore in this study named overlapping glioblastomas (OG) [13].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - June 28, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Johanna Quick-Weller, Stephanie Tritt, Peter Baumgarten, J ürgen Konczalla, Sepide Kashefiolasl, Anika Noack, Julia Tichy, Volker Seifert, Gerhard Marquardt Source Type: research