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<bold>Introduction</bold>: Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive brain tumours with a very high mortality rate. It often evolves from a late or misdiagnosed astrocytoma. Stroke is one of the most common pathologies of the brain, affecting approximately 1.1 million Europeans each year. This article presents the sequential development of a low-grade astrocytoma in an ischemic brain territory into a high-grade glioblastoma.
<bold>Case presentation</bold>: A 59-year-old patient presented to our hospital with severe headache and transient loss of balance and vision. Clinical findings and control imaging revealed the presence of an ischemic brain area in the left temporal lobe of the brain. Monthly brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) follow-up revealed the development of a low-grade astrocytoma in the ischemic territory, which later evolved into a glioblastoma.
<bold>Conclusions</bold>: Patients who suffer from a stroke should be closely monitored via MRI to prevent the rare development of tumour pathology in the affected territory.
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Introduction: Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive brain tumours with a very high mortality rate. It often evolves from a late or misdiagnosed astrocytoma. Stroke is one of the most common pathologies of the brain, affecting approximately 1.1 million Europeans each year. This article presents the sequential development of a low-grade astrocytoma in an ischemic brain territory into a high-grade glioblastoma.
Case presentation: A 59-year-old patient presented to our hospital with severe headache and transient loss of balance and vision. Clinical findings and control imaging revealed the presence of an ischemic brain area in the left temporal lobe of the brain. Monthly brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) follow-up revealed the development of a low-grade astrocytoma in the ischemic territory, which later evolved into a glioblastoma.
Conclusions: Patients who suffer from a stroke should be closely monitored via MRI to prevent the rare development of tumour pathology in the affected territory.

Development of a low-grade glioma in an ischemic brain territory that evolved into a glioblastoma. A case report and brief literature review

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Emergency County Hospital

Department of Pathology, Emergency County Hospital

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Introduction: Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive brain tumours with a very high mortality rate. It often evolves from a late or misdiagnosed...

Development of a low-grade glioma in an ischemic brain territory that evolved into a glioblastoma. A case report and brief literature review

Publicado en línea: 13 oct 2022

Páginas: 125 - 128

Recibido: 24 jun 2022

Aceptado: 03 ago 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0015

Palabras clave
glioblastoma, stroke, magnetic resonance imaging, astrocytoma

© 2022 Andrei-Cristian Fülöp et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Development of a low-grade glioma in an ischemic brain territory that evolved into a glioblastoma. A case report and brief literature review

Publicado en línea: 13 oct 2022

Páginas: 125 - 128

Recibido: 24 jun 2022

Aceptado: 03 ago 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0015

Palabras claveglioblastoma, stroke, magnetic resonance imaging, astrocytoma

© 2022 Andrei-Cristian Fülöp et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
glioblastoma, stroke, magnetic resonance imaging, astrocytoma