กลัยโอบลาสโตมา
Also known as GBM, adult glioblastoma multiforme, primary glioblastoma multiforme, spongioblastoma multiforme, glioblastoma multiforme, grade IV adult astrocytic tumor
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Glioblastoma
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Medical condition.image
- Glioblastoma - MR coronal with contrast.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- A coronal view (from the back of the head) of a contrast-enhanced MRI revealing a glioblastoma in a 15-year-old boy
- Medical condition.field
- Neuro-oncology, neurosurgery
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Initially nonspecific, headaches, personality changes, nausea, symptoms similar to a stroke
- Medical condition.onset
- ~64 years old
- Medical condition.causes
- Usually unclear
- Medical condition.risks
- Genetic disorders (neurofibromatosis, Li–Fraumeni syndrome), previous radiation therapy
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- CT scan, MRI scan, tissue biopsy
- Medical condition.prevention