Gliosarcoma of a Brain: A Challenging Diagnosis

Authors

  • Nornazirah Azizan Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostic, Faculty of Medicineand Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Nor Haizura Ab Rani Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Toha Samsudin Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Fadhli Mustaffa Department of Pathology, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Firdaus Hayati Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v14i3.2060

Keywords:

central nervous system, gliosarcoma, young adult

Abstract

Gliosarcoma is a rare primary malignant tumour of the central nervous system. A 28-year-old radiographer without a history of neurological disorder, malignancy or trauma presented with unprovoked seizures. He was symptom-free for 3 years but developed relapsed. Computed tomography of the brain was consistent with anaplastic convexity meningioma which was identical via intraoperative findings. However, the final histology revealed gliosarcoma of the brain. He recovered well postoperatively without any neurological deficit and had completed adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy. He was asymptomatic during follow up with no tumour recurrence. Gliosarcoma with predominant sarcomatous component mimicking a meningioma has prolonged survival as compared to a case with predominant glioblastoma component. Hence, the discordance between clinical, radiological, intraoperative and histopathological findings is a challenge in establishing a diagnosis of gliosarcoma.

Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Azizan, N., Ab Rani, N. H., Samsudin, A. T., Mustaffa, F., & Hayati, F. (2020). Gliosarcoma of a Brain: A Challenging Diagnosis. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 14(3), 39. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v14i3.2060
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