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Primary and secondary glioblastomas: from concept to clinical diagnosis.
Neuro-oncology - 1 Jan 1999
Kleihues P, Ohgaki H
Abstract excerpt
Glioblastomas may develop de novo (primary glioblastomas) or through progression from low-grade or anaplastic astrocytomas, (secondary glioblastomas). These subtypes of glioblastoma constitute distinct disease entities that evolve through different genetic pathways, affect patients at different ages, and are likely to differ in prognosis and response to therapy. Primary glioblastomas develop in older patients and...
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