title: Cerebellar glioblastoma in the elderly--case report.
abstract: Cerebellar glioblastoma in the elderly is rare. Only 33 cases have been reported in the literature. We report on a 65-year-old male patient with cerebellar glioblastoma. Computed tomography scan revealed a posterior fossa tumor of 34 x 33 x 52 mm in size, with hydrocephalus. The patient presented with posterior fossa symptoms, ataxia, nausea and vomiting. He deteriorated rapidly and ventricular drainage was performed. When the patient's condition improved, suboccipital median craniectomy was performed and the tumor was removed. Postoperative treatment included radiotherapy and temozolomide chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bozić
authors.forename: Kresimir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rotim
authors.forename: Andrej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kogler
authors.forename: Ranko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Broz
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krpina
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cupić
authors.forename: Jasna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radić
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male