Rare Tumors (Jun 2010)

Gliosarcoma: a study of four cases

  • Yildiz Güney,
  • Ayse Hiçsönmez,
  • Sercan Yilmaz,
  • Yasemin Güzle Adas,
  • Meltem Nalca Andrieu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2010.e37
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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Gliosarcomas (GS) are highly malignant and rare tumors of the central nervous system with a poor prognosis. We report here on four patients with GS, the median survival for whom was 9.25 months. Prognosis of GS remains poor, and a multidisciplinary approach (surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy) seems to be associated with slightly more prolonged survival times.