Brain tumor biopsy

2018-06-11 20:41:01
I need to know what does this mean ? " Sections show an anaplastic hypercellular glial tumor composed of poorly differentiated, pleomorphic astrocytic tumor cells with marked nuclear atypia and brisk mitotic activity. Prominent microvascular proliferation and necrosis is present. 1 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAINS: GFAP is positive , IDH is negative . 2 BRAIN, BIOPSY: Glioblastoma, WHO grade-IV, IDH wild type.
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The brain biopsy is suggestive of Glioblastoma of WHO grade IV, IDH wild type which is a malignant tumor and will require immediate treatment. Based on where the tumor is present the options of treatment are of excision of tumor but it has microvascular proliferation which would make a complete excision challenging or radiation of the tumor. Kindly meet a neurosurgeon and oncologist at the earliest.

Answered2018-06-12 05:15:27

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