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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 8
| Issue : 1 | Page : 38-40 |
Giant cell glioblastoma in the pediatric age group: Report of two cases
Sachin Anil Borkar1, G Lakshmiprasad1, Kiran Chikkanahalli Subbarao2, Mehar Chand Sharma2, Ashok K Mahapatra1
1 Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Neuropathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashok K Mahapatra
Department of Neurosurgery, Room No 720, 7th Floor, CN Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansarinagar, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.111421
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.
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