Radiation‑induced glioblastoma with rhabdoid characteristics following treatment for medulloblastoma: A case report and review of the literature

  • Authors:
    • Ying Wang
    • Shujun Song
    • Xiaoming Su
    • Jihua Wu
    • Zhuojie Dai
    • Di Cui
    • Ye Reng
    • Jingjing Fan
    • Yulong Shen
    • Qingqin Wu
    • Zongye Wang
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  • Published online on: August 20, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1703
  • Pages: 415-418
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Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high‑grade glioma that may develop from several other central nervous system tumors after radiation therapy. We herein report a case of GBM occurring 8 years after radiation therapy for medulloblastoma. The secondary tumor was histologically distinctly different from the primary tumor. Previously reported cases indicate that GBM induced by radiation therapy is associated with a highly aggressive clinical course with a high risk of early recurrence and poor prognosis. In addition, histological examination revealed that the tumor cells exhibited characteristics of both GBM and rhabdoid tumor cells. The diverse pathological characteristics of GBM may reflect the potential effects of radiation therapy on the tumor.
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October-2018
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Wang Y, Song S, Su X, Wu J, Dai Z, Cui D, Reng Y, Fan J, Shen Y, Wu Q, Wu Q, et al: Radiation‑induced glioblastoma with rhabdoid characteristics following treatment for medulloblastoma: A case report and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 9: 415-418, 2018
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Wang, Y., Song, S., Su, X., Wu, J., Dai, Z., Cui, D. ... Wang, Z. (2018). Radiation‑induced glioblastoma with rhabdoid characteristics following treatment for medulloblastoma: A case report and review of the literature. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 9, 415-418. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1703
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Wang, Y., Song, S., Su, X., Wu, J., Dai, Z., Cui, D., Reng, Y., Fan, J., Shen, Y., Wu, Q., Wang, Z."Radiation‑induced glioblastoma with rhabdoid characteristics following treatment for medulloblastoma: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 9.4 (2018): 415-418.
Chicago
Wang, Y., Song, S., Su, X., Wu, J., Dai, Z., Cui, D., Reng, Y., Fan, J., Shen, Y., Wu, Q., Wang, Z."Radiation‑induced glioblastoma with rhabdoid characteristics following treatment for medulloblastoma: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 9, no. 4 (2018): 415-418. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1703