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Glioblastoma multiforme misdiagnosed as squint: A case report

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade tumor of the brain that arises from the supporting cells of neurons (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) within the brain. GBM is a rare occurrence in children but fatal; hence, timely diagnosis is crucial to the prognosis of the patients. While GBM can pre...

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Autores principales: Khan, Fahad, Khan, Saad, Masud, Sarwat, Masud, Nazish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33110873
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_541_20
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description Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade tumor of the brain that arises from the supporting cells of neurons (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) within the brain. GBM is a rare occurrence in children but fatal; hence, timely diagnosis is crucial to the prognosis of the patients. While GBM can present with several signs and symptoms, headaches and vomiting and headaches relieved by vomiting are common presenting complaints. Strabismus is an uncommon sign of GBM. Here, we discuss an 18-year-old girl diagnosed with GBM who presented with strabismus and was initially misdiagnosed as a squint and revise some of the literature already present on Glioblastoma multiforme.
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spelling pubmed-75865602020-10-26 Glioblastoma multiforme misdiagnosed as squint: A case report Khan, Fahad Khan, Saad Masud, Sarwat Masud, Nazish J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade tumor of the brain that arises from the supporting cells of neurons (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) within the brain. GBM is a rare occurrence in children but fatal; hence, timely diagnosis is crucial to the prognosis of the patients. While GBM can present with several signs and symptoms, headaches and vomiting and headaches relieved by vomiting are common presenting complaints. Strabismus is an uncommon sign of GBM. Here, we discuss an 18-year-old girl diagnosed with GBM who presented with strabismus and was initially misdiagnosed as a squint and revise some of the literature already present on Glioblastoma multiforme. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7586560/ /pubmed/33110873 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_541_20 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_full Glioblastoma multiforme misdiagnosed as squint: A case report
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title_short Glioblastoma multiforme misdiagnosed as squint: A case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33110873
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_541_20
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