Open AccessGiant cell glioblastoma in the pediatric age group: Report of two cases
Author(s) -
Sachin A Borkar,
G. Lakshmiprasad,
K Subbarao,
Mehar Chand Sharma,
Ashok Kumar Mahapatra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.111421
Subject(s) - glioblastoma , medicine , giant cell , pathology , cancer research
Giant cell glioblastoma multiforme is a rare subgroup of glioblastoma multiforme. It constitutes about 5% of all glioblastoma cases. Pediatric giant cell glioblastoma is extremely rare. We report two such cases of giant cell glioblastoma in pediatric age group (≤18 years). The pertinent literature is reviewed regarding this uncommon entity.