Gliosarcoma

Synonyms
Gliosarcoma
ICD-10
C71

A gliosarcoma is a rare, aggressive primary brain tumor.

Epidemiology

Gliosarcomas are rare tumors and account for approximately 2.9% of glioblastomas1.

Histopathology

This is a tumor with two distinct components: one consists of tumor components of a glioblastoma, while the other is a sarcomatous component.

Imaging

Gliосarcoma on MRI
MRI images of a histopathologically confirmed gliosarcoma on T2, T1, and postcontrast T1-weighted sequences.

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