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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun 30;2(2):e37.
doi: 10.4081/rt.2010.e37.

Gliosarcoma: a study of four cases

Yildiz Güney  1 , Ayse Hiçsönmez, Sercan Yilmaz, Yasemin Güzle Adas, Meltem Nalca Andrieu
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Case Reports

Gliosarcoma: a study of four cases

Yildiz Güney et al. Rare Tumors. .

Abstract

Gliosarcomas (GS) are highly malignant and rare tumors of the central nervous system with a poor prognosis. We report here on four patients with GS, the median survival for whom was 9.25 months. Prognosis of GS remains poor, and a multidisciplinary approach (surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy) seems to be associated with slightly more prolonged survival times.

Keywords: gliosarcoma; radiation therapy; survival.

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Figure 1
Cranial magnetic resonance image of Case #1.
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Figure 2
Cranial magnetic resonance image of Case #3.
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