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A Case of Gliomatosis Cerebri : Remarkable Improvement after Radiation Therapy Nobuhiro HATA 1 , Toshiro KATSUTA 1 , Tooru INOUE 1 , Satoshi UEHARA 2 , Morishige TAKESHITA 3 1Departments of Neurosurgery Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital 2Radiology Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital 3Pathology Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital Keyword: gliomatosis cerebri , radiation , diffuse glioma , multicentric glioma pp.409-414
Published Date 2001/5/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1436902037
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A 30-year-old female case of gliomatosis cerebri, which showed remarkable improvement after radiation therapy is reported. The lesion had spread widely in the frontal and parietal lobes of both sides, causing diffuse swelling of the cerebral hemispheres. A specimen obtained by open biopsy revealed diffuse prolif- eration of astrocytic (GFAP positive) tumor cells, associated with little tissue destruction. After whole- brain radiation of 60 Gy, the lesion shrunk gradually but markedly. Hemiparesis and milddementia, whichthe patient had experienced before treatment,subsided completely within 6 months, until she wasable torestart her job as a dentist. Although gliomatosiscerebri is thought to have a poor prognosis, thiscase de-monstrates the potential of radiotherapy for thisdisease. Factors which may lead to a better outcomearediscussed.


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