Giant-cell glioblastoma

The giant-cell glioblastoma is a histological variant of glioblastoma, presenting a prevalence of bizarre, multinucleated (more than 20 nuclei) giant (up to 400 μm diameter) cells.

Giant-cell glioblastoma
Some glioblastomas, such as this giant-cell variant, are discrete firm masses which clinically and radiographically simulate metastatic carcinoma
WHO Classification
Standard nameGiant-cell glioblastoma
StructureNeuroepithelial tumors
└►Astrocytic tumors
└►Glioblastoma
└►Giant-cell glioblastoma
ICD-O Code & WHO Grade
ICD-O Code9441/3
WHO GradeIV
Synonyms & Acronyms
SynonymsMonstrocellular sarcoma
Epidemiology
Incidence0.15/100,000/y
new cases/population/year
Age peak42
M/F ratio1.6
Prognosis
Mean overall survival12 months
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It occasionally shows an abundant stromal reticulin network and presents a high frequency of TP53 gene mutations.[1][2]

Symptoms and signs are similar to those of the ordinary glioblastoma. Methodology of diagnosis and treatment are the same.

Prognosis is similar to the ordinary glioblastoma (about 12 months).[3] Some authors (see later) refer cases with a slightly better outcome.

Historical annotation

The giant-cell glioblastoma was originally termed "monstrocellular sarcoma", because of its stromal reticulin network,[4][5] but the astrocytic nature of the tumor was firmly established through the consistent GFAP expression analysis.[6][7][8]

Epidemiology

Incidence

The giant-cell glioblastoma is a rare neoplasia: its incidence is less than 1% of all brain tumors. It represents up to 5% of glioblastomas.[9]

Age and sex distribution

The mean age at clinical presentation is 42. The age distribution includes children and has a wider range than other diffuse astrocytomas (diffuse WHO grade II astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, ordinary glioblastoma).[9][10][11]

The giant-cell glioblastoma affects males more frequently. (The M/F ratio is 1.6.)[1]

Prognosis

Most patients with giant-cell glioblastoma have unfavourable prognosis,[12] but some authors report clinical results slightly better than the ordinary glioblastoma,[13][14][15][16][17] in all probability because this variant seems less infiltrative, due to the nature of giant cells of this type.[1]

See also

References
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