Glioblastoma multiforme presenting as osteoblastic metastatic disease: case report and review of the literature.
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Glioblastoma multiforme is an extremely aggressive intracranial neoplasm that usually causes death prior to the occurrence of extraneural metastases. While extraneural metastases have occasionally been reported in association with this tumor after intervention (surgery), radiation, or chemotherapy, such cases are extremely rare. We present the case of an 11-year-old girl who initially presented with widespread osteoblastic metastases.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 11 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990