title: Pediatric multifocal glioblastoma multiforme with fulminant course.
abstract: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor. GBM in children is less common than in adults and has a better prognosis. Pediatric GBM is a rare entity, and a multifocal development in a pediatric GBM is much rarer. We report to you one such rare case of pediatric multifocal GBM in a 5-year-old child who developed rapidly increasing multiple lesions after radiotherapy. More studies are required to study the genetic analysis, tumor behavior, management and outcome of these rare tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, V.H.S Hospital, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Goutham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cugati
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: Nigel Peter
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Symss
authors.forename: Vasudevan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chakravarthy
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramamurthi