Glioblastoma developing at the site of a cerebellar medulloblastoma treated 6 years earlier. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1987 Dec;67(6):915-8. doi: 10.3171/jns.1987.67.6.0915.

Abstract

The authors report the highly unusual development of a glioblastoma multiforme at the site of excision of a medulloblastoma 6 years earlier. The patient was operated on for a cerebellar medulloblastoma at the age of 13 years. Postoperative treatment included irradiation and chemotherapy. Six years later, a glioblastoma multiforme was found at the original site of the medulloblastoma. Intensive multimodality treatment is considered the likely cause for the later tumor development.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Glioblastoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medulloblastoma / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*