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Year : 2018 | Volume
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Giant cell glioblastoma with spinal and spinal leptomeningeal metastasis in a child: A rare presentation of a rare tumor
Rituparna Biswas1, Subhash Gupta1, KP Haresh1, Anirban Halder2, GK Rath1
1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Subhash Gupta Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi India
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DOI: 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_39_18
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Giant cell glioblastoma (GCG) is a rare subtype of classic glioblastoma multiforme with favorable prognosis and little is known about its metastatic potential. We hereby present a unique case of GCG in a 7-year-old child who developed spinal and spinal leptomeningeal metastasis during adjuvant therapy. She succumbed to it in spite of salvage therapy.
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