Multicentric cerebellopontine angle glioblastoma multiforme.
Posterior fossa glioblastoma multiforme is a very rare childhood tumor with an extremely poor prognosis. There are only few cases of primary cerebellar glioblastoma described in the literature, and primary cerebellar glioblastoma presenting radiologically as a cerebellopontine angle mass lesion has not been reported previously. The authors report a multicentric glioblastoma multiforme in an 11-year-old child presenting predominantly as a cerebellopontine angle mass lesion, who finally expired 2 months after surgery. The presentation was very bizarre and the diagnosis was made only after histopathology examination.
Kasliwal
Manish K
MK
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Gupta
Deepak K
DK
Mahapatra
Ashok K
AK
Sharma
Mehar C
MC
D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans