A Glioblastoma is a
type of a primary brain tumor. Primary brain tumors
are those that arise from the brain itself rather
than traveling or metastasizing from another
location in the body. Approximately 17,000 new cases
of primary brain tumors are treated each year in the
United States.
Primary brain tumors can
either be benign or malignant. Benign brain tumors
(e.g. meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, pituitary
gland tumors) usually grow slowly and can often be
removed by surgery depending upon their specific
location in the brain. Malignant brain tumors, such
as glioblastomas and anaplastic astrocytomas, among
others, tend to grow rapidly spreading into the
surrounding brain tissue and often cannot be
entirely removed surgically.
Primary brain
tumors can occur in both children as well as adults.
The most common age groups are children 3 to 12 and
adults ages 40-70. Metastatic brain tumors, such as
glioblastomas, are much more common in adults than
in children.
There are many different
types of brain tumors. One type, know as
astrocytomas, are tumors that arise from astrocyte
cells - part of the supportive (neuroglial) tissue
of the brain. Astrocytomas account for about half of
all primary brain and spinal cord tumors.
Glioblastomas are fast growing astrocytomas that
contain areas of dead (necrotic) tumor cells. In
adults, glioblastoma occurs most often in the
cerebrum, especially in the frontal and temporal
lobes of the brain. They rarely occur in the
cerebellum or brain stem. Glioblastoma can be
difficult to treat although surgery, radiation
therapy, steroids, and chemotherapy have shown the
ability to prolong survival.
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