Gliosarcoma cerebri with a myxoid matrix of the sarcomatous component

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 1994 Jan-Jun;40(1-2):45-50.

Abstract

A case of a cerebral gliosarcoma in a 63-year old female located in the left parietooccipital area of the brain is herewith described. Histology showed the tumour to consist of two components: a gliomatous resembling glioblastoma, and a sarcomatous with a prominent myxoid intercellular substance, a feature reported only thrice before in the medical literature. We report the histochemical and immunohistochemical characteristics of our case, and compare them with those of previous case reports.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Gliosarcoma / pathology*
  • Gliosarcoma / radiotherapy
  • Gliosarcoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Occipital Lobe
  • Parietal Lobe