Giant cell glioblastoma in the pediatric age group: Report of two cases

Sachin Anil Borkar; G. Lakshmiprasad; Kiran Chikkanahalli Subbarao; Mehar Chand Sharma; Ashok K. Mahapatra

doi:10.4103/1817-1745.111421

Giant cell glioblastoma in the pediatric age group: Report of two cases

Sachin Anil Borkar, G. Lakshmiprasad, Kiran Chikkanahalli Subbarao, Mehar Chand Sharma, Ashok K. Mahapatra^*

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Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-40
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.111421
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2013

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
General Neuroscience

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