Turkish Neurosurgery 1994 , Vol 4 , Num 3
EXTRANEURAL METASTASIS OF GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME CASE REPORT
Ferruh GEZEN1, Alper BAYSEFER1, Hikmet ELÇİ2, Cevat CAN3, Zafer ÇANAKÇI1, Naci SEBER1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Gülhane Medical school Ankara Turkey
2Department of Radiotherapy, Gülhane Medical school Ankara Turkey
3Department of Pathology, Gülhane Medical school Ankara Turkey
The case of a 26-year-old man with extraneural metastasis from intracranial glioblastoma multiforme is presented. The patient was operated on three times in five years. After the second operation, metastasis occurred direct to the cranium and to the dura mater and remote metastasis to the left cervieal region. We discuss the incidence, treatment and outcome with a review of the literature. Keywords : Extraneural metastasis, Glioblastoma multiforme
Corresponding author : Ferruh Gezen