Outcome of patients with malignant glioma and synchronous or metachronous non-central nervous system primary neoplasms.

ABSTRACT: Patients with malignant glioma who are also diagnosed with one or more primary neoplasms of other organs present a unique challenge in both determining prognosis and clinical management. The overlapping impact of the malignancies and their treatment result in confounding variables that may adversely affect optimal management of such patients. Additionally, the glioma-related characteristics and survival outcome of these patients is not well-defined. In this retrospective chart and data review from our longitudinal database, we identified patients with malignant glioma including anaplastic glioma and glioblastoma, diagnosed between January 2005 and June 2011, who were also diagnosed with other non-CNS primary neoplasms. Patients with known genetic syndromes were excluded. The data was analy

SUBMITTER: Hamza MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557044 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature