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ALVAREZ-BETANCOURT, Leonardo; LOPEZ-ORTEGA, Salvador  e  CALDERA-DUARTE, Agustín. Giant cell glioblastoma: Case Report. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2004, vol.140, n.3, pp.341-342. ISSN 2696-1288.

Glioblastomas (WorldHealth Organization, (WHO), grade IV) are the most frequent and malignant neoplasms of the human nervous system, Giant cells glioblastomas, a subtype of these, account for less than 1% of all brain toumors and up to 5% of glioblastomas. We present the case of a female who was diagnosed and treated for a right intra and paraventricular giant cell glioblastoma. We enfatize the importance of histological features of this toumor related to its prognosis.

Palavras-chave : Glioblastomas; giant cells; intraventricular; paraventricular; prognosis.