Cervical spinal glioblastoma multiforme in the elderly.
Spinal glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is uncommon, and its diagnosis may be challenging. This is especially true in the elderly population. Best management strategy remains to be defined. The purpose of this report is to document this rare condition, increase awareness (as a potential differential diagnosis) and propose treatment options in the elderly; a review of the relevant literature is included. A biopsy may be beneficial in given circumstances as cervical spinal GBM carries a better prognosis compared with intramedullary metastasis.
['Shastin|Dmitri|D|http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-3675', 'Mathew|Ryan K|RK|', 'Ismail|Azzam|A|', 'Towns|Gerry|G|']
D000368:Aged D002574:Cervical Vertebrae D003937:Diagnosis, Differential D005909:Glioblastoma D006801:Humans D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging D008297:Male D018908:Muscle Weakness D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms
CNS cancer cancer intervention neurooncology neurosurgery spinal cord