Glioblastoma multiforme metastasizing to the skin, a case report and literature review

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy in adults. It is very aggressive and is notorious for its fast and local invasion of nearby brain parenchyma. Consequently, the overall survival (OS) of patients with GBM is short despite resection, radi...

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Autores principales: Clara El Nakib, Rayan Hajjar, Maroun Bou Zerdan, Hussein Darwish, Youssef Zeidan, Saada Alame, Hala Kfoury Kassouf, Nathalie Chamseddine, Hazem I. Assi, MD
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Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/729955936c1d428c9ee9642486f7b044
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Sumario:Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy in adults. It is very aggressive and is notorious for its fast and local invasion of nearby brain parenchyma. Consequently, the overall survival (OS) of patients with GBM is short despite resection, radiotherapy and chemotherapy regimens. The most common sites of metastasis of GBM are the lungs and pleura, cervical lymph nodes, and bone. Metastasis to the skin is a rare event and to our knowledge, there are less than 30 cases of GBM metastasizing to cutaneous or subcutaneous tissue described in the literature. None of these cases were diagnosed and/or treated in the Middle East region; and the majority of the metastases found were adjacent to the site of surgery undergone to remove the primary malignancy.We present the case of a 53-year-old male diagnosed with GBM and later showing signs of metastases at the anterio-auricular side of his face near-distant from the site of previous surgery done to remove the primary tumor.