Abstract
Brain stem gliomas are rare intracranial tumors, especially in adults. Malignant or high-grade brain stem gliomas are usually associated with a very poor prognosis. This case report documents an adolescent harboring brain stem glioblastoma who had complete radiological response to temozolomide after partial tumor resection and survived for more than 3 years. Radiological and pathological findings are described. To the best of our knowledge, no similar cases have been reported in the literature.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / administration & dosage*
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Brain Stem Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Brain Stem Neoplasms / mortality*
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Brain Stem Neoplasms / surgery
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Dacarbazine / administration & dosage
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Dacarbazine / analogs & derivatives*
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Fatal Outcome
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Glioblastoma / drug therapy*
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Glioblastoma / mortality*
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Glioblastoma / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Survival Rate / trends
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Temozolomide
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Treatment Outcome
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Young Adult
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
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Dacarbazine
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Temozolomide