Primary cerebellopontine angle glioblastoma in a child. A rare entity

Abstract

<jats:p>Cerebellopontine angle extraaxial glioblastoma (GBM) is extremely rare at any age but especially in children. We reported a case of 14-year-old girl, who presented with nausea, vomiting and ataxia. She was evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Imaging demonstrated irregular ring enhancing right CP angle mass. The atypical findings of irregular ring enhancement, CP angle location and presentation in childhood, combine to make the prospective diagnosis of GBM a difficult one. This combination of findings has been reported very rarely.</jats:p>

Glioblastoma Multiforme in the Cerebellopontine Angle in a Pediatric Patient

“…On the other hand, Kaushik reported the case of a CPA glioblastoma with intracranial hypertension and atypical findings on MRI, which underwent VPS placement and subsequent resection of the tumor. 5 In our case, the radiological features of the tumor (brain stem infiltration, necrosis areas) and the clinical symptoms oriented to a rapid progressive malignant etiology, which was confirmed with the histopathological examination. The sequence of the procedures performed were similar to previous reports.…”

“…Only three cases of CPA glioblastomas originating from the brain stem have been reported in the literature in children. [3][4][5] Herein, we present the case of a 6-year-old child with a CPA mass which was initially catalogued as a malignant schwannoma versus an ependymoma, but the histopathological examination revealed a glioblastoma multiforme.…”