[Glioblastoma multiforme... with multifocal presentation].
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults (+/- 40% of the Central Nervous System primary tumors). Representing only 2% of all oncologic processes, they are associated with a great deterioration of cerebral functions and a poor prognosis, facts that contribute to their great individual and social impact. The authors report a case of glioblastoma multiforme, with multifocal lesions "ab initio" and show the difficulty to make a correct diagnosis, even with the most modern imagiologic techniques. They also make a brief review of the literature.
Sousa
Gabriela
G
Serviço de Medicina Interna do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Coimbra.
Rocha
Armando
A
Alfaiate
Teresa
T
Carvalho
Teresa
T
Veiga e Moura
António
A
Ferreira
Mário Rui
MR
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged