Case 32

A 50-year-old female was found to have a 6.0 cm temporal mass.

A: Glioblastoma

B: Oligodendroglioma

C: Pilocytic astrocytoma

D: Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Answer

This is a IDH wild type glioblastoma. It showed palisading necrosis and microvascular proliferation on top of the pleomorphic, hypercellular tumor.

Case credit: UCSD Pathology

Author: Wangpan Jackson Shi, MD

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