Vol 19, No 5 (2014)
Published online: 2014-09-01

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Case presentation – A five-year survival of the patient with glioblastoma brain tumor

Hubert Urbańczyk1, Anita Strączyńska-Niemiec2, Grzegorz Głowacki1, Dariusz Lange2, Leszek Miszczyk1
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2014.04.002
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2014;19(5):347-351.

Abstract

This paper presents an atypical case of a patient with brain tumor of the glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) type who achieved a 5-year survival. Some general information is provided including epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment procedures (surgery and radio-chemo-therapy), and prognosis of survival related to GBM. The course of the disease, including its main symptoms, individual reasons for the delay of adjuvant treatment, after the primary surgical treatment, 37-month period of the decease free survival, as well as comprehensive management after the tumor recurrence are also presented. Histopathology confirming the clinical diagnosis is discussed in a separate chapter.

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