A systematic review of multifocal and multicentric glioblastoma.

Multiple glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is classified as multifocal and multicentric GBM according to whether there is communication between the lesions. Multiple GBM is more genetically heterogeneous, aggressive and resistant to chemoradiotherapy than unifocal GBM, and has a worse prognosis. There is no international consensus on the treatment of multiple GBM. This review discusses some paradigms of multiple GBM and focuses on the heterogeneity spread pathway, imaging diagnosis, pathology, molecular characterization and prognosis of multifocal and multicentric GBM. Several promising therapeutic methods of multiple GBM are also recommended. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Yao Li, Zuo-Xin Zhang, Guo-Hao Huang, Yan Xiang, Lin Yang, Yu-Chun Pei, Wei Yang, Sheng-Qing Lv. A systematic review of multifocal and multicentric glioblastoma. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2021 Jan;83:71-76

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PMID: 33358091

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