Case Report, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Gliosarcoma Arising in Anaplastic Ependymoma with Heterologous Sarcomatous Component: A Rare Phenomenon
| Shubhangi Vinayak Agale1*, Varsha Omprakash Bhatia1*, Grace Francis D’Costa1*, Venon Velho2, Shilpa Domkundwar3 and Sony Mandal1* | |
| 1Department of Pathology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India | |
| 2Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India | |
| 3Department of Radiology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India | |
| Corresponding author : Shubhangi Vinayak Agale Department of Pathology, Grant Govt Medical College, Mumbai, India E-mail: shubhagale@hotmail.com |
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| Received: June 23, 2013 Accepted: December 12, 2013 Published: December 18, 2013 | |
| Citation: Agale SV, Bhatia VO, D’Costa GF, Velho V, et al., (2014) Gliosarcoma Arising in Anaplastic Ependymoma with Heterologous Sarcomatous Component: A Rare Phenomenon. J Spine Neurosurg 3:1 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000129 |
Abstract
Gliosarcoma Arising in Anaplastic Ependymoma with Heterologous Sarcomatous Component: A Rare Phenomenon
Gliosarcoma is a highly aggressive tumor and a variant of glioblastoma multiforme. It mainly occurs in the age group of 40-60 years and has a male preponderance. It is however, rare in younger individuals. First described by Stroebe in 1895, this biphasic tumor is comprised of glial component and sarcomatous component. The glial component is usually of astrocytic nature whereas oligodendroglial and ependymal origin is very uncommon.
