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Extracranial metastases of a glioblastoma multiforme to the pleura, small bowel and pancreas

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posted on 2023-05-21, 20:17 authored by Mujic, A, Hunn, A, Taylor, AB, Raymond Lowenthal
Extracranial metastases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are rare and usually occur in the context of recurrent intracranial GBM. We present a 39-year-old man with histologically confirmed GBM. The patient remained well for nearly 2 years, with no signs of recurrent tumour. He then presented with distant recurrence within the brain at the same time as developing pneumonia and epigastric pain. A computed tomography scan of the patient's abdomen and chest showed several intra-abdominal masses, including one in the head of the pancreas as well as a separate mass at the base of the left lung. A computed tomography-guided biopsy of the pancreatic mass demonstrated histological appearances identical to those of the original GBM. This unusual case raises the possibility of a link between prolonged survival with GBM and the occurrence of extracranial disease. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Publication title

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volume

13

Issue

6

Pagination

677-681

ISSN

0967-5868

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE,

Place of publication

Scotland

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  • Restricted

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Clinical health not elsewhere classified

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