<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We present the case of a 28-year-old doctor who was diagnosed in 2009 with grade II oligodendroglioma. In the next 10 years he underwent 4 surgeries, passing in turn through 3 different types of cerebral gliomas: grade II oligodendroglioma, grade III oligoastrocytoma and IDH Wild-Type glioblastoma. In the spirit of the surgical resection limited by the preservation of the function, he was able to practice his medical profession until the last months of his life. Life expectancy at the time of diagnosis complied with all the statistical data. Although the etiology, pathophysiology and treatment of cerebral gliomas is still full of unknowns, knowing our limits we can provide a good quality of life for our patients.</p></abstract>

We present the case of a 28-year-old doctor who was diagnosed in 2009 with grade II oligodendroglioma. In the next 10 years he underwent 4 surgeries, passing in turn through 3 different types of cerebral gliomas: grade II oligodendroglioma, grade III oligoastrocytoma and IDH Wild-Type glioblastoma. In the spirit of the surgical resection limited by the preservation of the function, he was able to practice his medical profession until the last months of his life. Life expectancy at the time of diagnosis complied with all the statistical data. Although the etiology, pathophysiology and treatment of cerebral gliomas is still full of unknowns, knowing our limits we can provide a good quality of life for our patients.

10-Year Journey Through Brain Gliomas: Case Report

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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We present the case of a 28-year-old doctor who was diagnosed in 2009 with grade II oligodendroglioma. In the next 10 years he underwent 4 surgeries, passing...

10-Year Journey Through Brain Gliomas: Case Report

Published Online: Oct 23, 2020

Page range: 26 - 28

Received: Jul 21, 2020

Accepted: Aug 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0044

Keywords
glioma, doctor, function, brain tumour, glioblastoma

© 2020 Cosmin-Nicodim Cîndea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

10-Year Journey Through Brain Gliomas: Case Report

Published Online: Oct 23, 2020

Page range: 26 - 28

Received: Jul 21, 2020

Accepted: Aug 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0044

Keywordsglioma, doctor, function, brain tumour, glioblastoma

© 2020 Cosmin-Nicodim Cîndea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
glioma, doctor, function, brain tumour, glioblastoma