Open AccessA rare case of congenital glioblastoma with atypical presentation in an eleven month-old infant: Case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
V. S. S. V. Prasad,
Rajesh Alugolu,
A K Purohit,
Megha S Uppin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.145103
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , context (archaeology) , glioblastoma , case presentation , brain tumor , pediatrics , decompression , surgery , pathology , paleontology , cancer research , biology
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and malignant primary brain tumor in adults. The occurrence of this entity in infants is a rarity and portends a uniform dismal prognosis and survival in spite of all the latest available management options. The authors herein report a case of a GBM in an 11 month-old infant with tumor involving predominantly the left temporal and frontal regions who expired 10 weeks after tumor decompression. Literature and available management options have been reviewed in the context of the presented case.