Radiotherapy and bevacizumab for intramedullary and leptomenigeal metastatic glioblastoma: A case report and review of the literature

Alba Fiorentino; Rocchina Caivano; Costanza Chiumento; Mariella Cozzolino; Vincenzo Fusco

doi:10.3109/00207454.2012.704456

Radiotherapy and bevacizumab for intramedullary and leptomenigeal metastatic glioblastoma: A case report and review of the literature

Alba Fiorentino, Rocchina Caivano, Costanza Chiumento, Mariella Cozzolino, Vincenzo Fusco

IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata (CROB)

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Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) developed metastases rarely and the prognosis, in these cases, was very poor. We reported a 30-year patient who, developing intramedullary and leptomeningeal metastases from GBM, underwent palliative spinal radiotherapy (RT) and Bevacizumab.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	691-694
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume	122
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00207454.2012.704456
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

Bevacizumab
Glioblastoma
Metastases
Radiotherapy

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Neuroscience(all)

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Radiotherapy and bevacizumab for intramedullary and leptomenigeal metastatic glioblastoma : A case report and review of the literature. / Fiorentino, Alba; Caivano, Rocchina; Chiumento, Costanza; Cozzolino, Mariella; Fusco, Vincenzo.

In: International Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 122, No. 11, 11.2012, p. 691-694.

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