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Cerebellar Glioblastoma multiforme

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In 1928, the English physician Edward Carmichael provided the first documented account of cerebellar glioblastoma (GBM) [1]. This tumour localization is uncommon and all but one series [33] have included small numbers (≤ 8 cases; Table 1). No prospective data are available for this tumour localization and cerebellar GBM patients are not eligible in GBM prospective cooperative trials. As such, the radiotherapy techniques for this tumour are ill defined and the outcome of these exceptional patients is somewhat unclear.

Overview of the literature reporting cerebellar glioblastoma.

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  1. Hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000, Créteil Cedex, France

    Yazid Belkacémi MD PhD (Professor Radiation Oncology, Deputy Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology) (Professor Radiation Oncology, Deputy Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology)

  2. Centre hospitalier universitaire Vaudoir, Rue du Bugnon, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    René-Olivier Mirimanoff MD (Professeur Radiation Oncology, Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology) & Mahmut Ozsahin MD PhD (Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology) (Professeur Radiation Oncology, Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology) &  (Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology)

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Weber, D.C. (2009). Cerebellar Glioblastoma multiforme. In: Belkacémi, Y., Mirimanoff, RO., Ozsahin, M. (eds) Management of Rare Adult Tumours. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-92246-6_5

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