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*Median survival is measured in months.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jubelirer | first1 = SJ. | title = A review of the treatment and survival rates of 138 patients with glioblastoma multiforme. | journal = W V Med J | volume = 92 | issue = 4 | pages = 186-90 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 8772403 }}</ref>
*Median survival is measured in months.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jubelirer | first1 = SJ. | title = A review of the treatment and survival rates of 138 patients with glioblastoma multiforme. | journal = W V Med J | volume = 92 | issue = 4 | pages = 186-90 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 8772403 }}</ref>
*Only about 5% can expect to survive more than three years.<ref name=pmid17785346>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Krex | first1 = D. | last2 = Klink | first2 = B. | last3 = Hartmann | first3 = C. | last4 = von Deimling | first4 = A. | last5 = Pietsch | first5 = T. | last6 = Simon | first6 = M. | last7 = Sabel | first7 = M. | last8 = Steinbach | first8 = JP. | last9 = Heese | first9 = O. | title = Long-term survival with glioblastoma multiforme. | journal = Brain | volume = 130 | issue = Pt 10 | pages = 2596-606 | month = Oct | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1093/brain/awm204 | PMID = 17785346 }}</ref>
*Only about 5% can expect to survive more than three years.<ref name=pmid17785346>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Krex | first1 = D. | last2 = Klink | first2 = B. | last3 = Hartmann | first3 = C. | last4 = von Deimling | first4 = A. | last5 = Pietsch | first5 = T. | last6 = Simon | first6 = M. | last7 = Sabel | first7 = M. | last8 = Steinbach | first8 = JP. | last9 = Heese | first9 = O. | title = Long-term survival with glioblastoma multiforme. | journal = Brain | volume = 130 | issue = Pt 10 | pages = 2596-606 | month = Oct | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1093/brain/awm204 | PMID = 17785346 }}</ref>
==Macroscopy==
Features:
* Usu. in white matter.
** central necrotic core.
** ill-defined borders.
** yellowish to dark-brown changes.
** midline shift due to tumor mass.
* In the corpus callosum as bihemispheric "butterfly glioma"
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File:Glioblastoma multiforme - MRT T1KM ax.jpg | Ring-enhancement in GBM (WC/Hellerhoff)
File:Glioblastoma macro.jpg | Left insular GBM macroscopy (WC/Sbrandner)
File:Glioblastoma multiforme.jpg | "Butterfly glioma" (WC/AFIP)
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==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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File:Wilms tumor protein wt1 immunohistocehmistry glioblastoma.JPG | WT1 immunostaining in GBM (WC/jensflorian)
File:Wilms tumor protein wt1 immunohistocehmistry glioblastoma.JPG | WT1 immunostaining in GBM (WC/jensflorian)
File:Glioblastoma P53.jpg | GBM with strong p53 immunreactivity (WC/jensflorian)
File:Glioblastoma P53.jpg | GBM with strong p53 immunreactivity (WC/jensflorian)
File:IDH1 GBM 20x.jpg | IDH1 R132H immunreactivity in a secondary GBM (WC/Marvin101)


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Revision as of 09:43, 24 July 2015

Glioblastoma
Diagnosis in short

Glioblastoma. H&E stain.

LM astrocytic differentiation, nuclear atypia, necrosis, microvascular proliferation, +/-pseudopalisading necrosis
Subtypes gliosarcoma
LM DDx anaplastic astrocytoma
IHC GFAP +ve, IDH-1 -ve/+ve
Site brain, spinal cord

Radiology intra-axial
Prognosis very poor
Clin. DDx metastatic brain tumours

Glioblastoma a very common malignant primary brain tumour in adults. It has a very poor prognosis.

It was previously known as glioblastoma multiforme, abbreviated GBM.

General

  • Median survival is measured in months.[1]
  • Only about 5% can expect to survive more than three years.[2]

Macroscopy

Features:

  • Usu. in white matter.
    • central necrotic core.
    • ill-defined borders.
    • yellowish to dark-brown changes.
    • midline shift due to tumor mass.
  • In the corpus callosum as bihemispheric "butterfly glioma"

Microscopic

Features:

  • Astrocytic tumour with:
    • Nuclear atypia.
    • Necrosis.
    • Endothelial proliferation (AKA microvascular proliferation).
    • +/-"Pseudopalisading necrosis" - tumour cells lined-up like a picket fence around necrotic areas.

Images

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IHC

  • GFAP +ve (cytoplasm).
  • IDH-1 -ve.
    • +ve if developed from lower grade astrocytoma. (???)

See also

References

  1. Jubelirer, SJ.. "A review of the treatment and survival rates of 138 patients with glioblastoma multiforme.". W V Med J 92 (4): 186-90. PMID 8772403.
  2. Krex, D.; Klink, B.; Hartmann, C.; von Deimling, A.; Pietsch, T.; Simon, M.; Sabel, M.; Steinbach, JP. et al. (Oct 2007). "Long-term survival with glioblastoma multiforme.". Brain 130 (Pt 10): 2596-606. doi:10.1093/brain/awm204. PMID 17785346.