A Rare Brain Tumour-Gliosarcoma

Authors

  • Syed Khalequezzaman Senior Registrar, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka
  • Taslima Rahman Specialist, Department of Radiology & Imaging Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v28i1.30972

Abstract

A 57-year-old gentleman presented with a history of leftsided weakness and loss of appetite. Brain MRI was suggestive of right frontal and thalamic mass lesion with contrast enhancement at the periphery. Open biopsy examination revealed a malignant brain tumour presenting a biphasic tissue pattern with gliomatous and mesenchymal components suggestive of gliosarcoma. Although the treatment of gliosarcomas is almost similar to glioblastomas (surgical resection and depending on clinical status, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy) the prognosis of gliosarcomas remains poor.

Medicine Today 2016 Vol.28(1): 46-47

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Author Biography

Syed Khalequezzaman, Senior Registrar, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka



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Published

2017-01-03

How to Cite

Khalequezzaman, S., & Rahman, T. (2017). A Rare Brain Tumour-Gliosarcoma. Medicine Today, 28(1), 46–47. https://doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v28i1.30972

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Case Reports