Lewis Gary D, Rivera Andreana L, Tremont-Lukats Ivo W, Ballester-Fuentes Leomar Y, Zhang Yi Jonathan, Teh Bin S
Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
CNS Oncol. 2017 Jul 18;6(3):203-9. doi: 10.2217/cns-2016-0042.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common type of malignant tumor found in the brain, and acts very aggressively by quickly and diffusely infiltrating the surrounding brain parenchyma. Despite its aggressive nature, GBM is rarely found to spread extracranially and develop distant metastases. The most common sites of these rare metastases are the lungs, pleura and cervical lymph nodes. There are also a few case reports of skin metastasis. We present the clinical, imaging and pathologic features of a case of a GBM with metastasis to the soft tissue scar and skin near the original craniotomy site. In addition, we discuss the details of this case in the context of the previously reported literature.
胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)是脑部最常见的恶性肿瘤类型,其侵袭性很强,会迅速且广泛地浸润周围脑实质。尽管具有侵袭性,但很少发现GBM会发生颅外扩散并形成远处转移。这些罕见转移的最常见部位是肺、胸膜和颈部淋巴结。也有少数皮肤转移的病例报告。我们报告了一例GBM转移至原开颅手术部位附近软组织瘢痕和皮肤的病例的临床、影像学和病理特征。此外,我们结合先前报道的文献讨论了该病例的细节。