Malignant Pediatric Gliosarcoma Defies General Survival Data
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Jovita Martin,
Premkumar Devadoss,
Kalaichelvi Kannan,
Suresh Kumar Sundarraj,
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Jovita Martin
Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorPremkumar Devadoss
Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorKalaichelvi Kannan
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorSuresh Kumar Sundarraj
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorJovita Martin,
Premkumar Devadoss,
Kalaichelvi Kannan,
Suresh Kumar Sundarraj,
Corresponding Author
Jovita Martin
Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorPremkumar Devadoss
Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorKalaichelvi Kannan
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorSuresh Kumar Sundarraj
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India mmc.tn.gov.in
Search for more papers by this authorAcademic Editor: Walter Schulz-Schaeffer
Abstract
Gliosarcoma, a variant of glioblastoma multiforme, is a dimorphic tumor known for its intra-axial occurrence and poor survival of less than a year. Here is an 11-year-old boy with gliosarcoma. He had a near total excision and postoperative chemoradiotherapy. He has lived through the disease for over 34 months with a residual disease.This case report is to report an unusual long survival of gliosarcoma in a teenager (Ravisankar et al., 2012).
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