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Glioblastoma multiforme, coronal section at level of posterior thalamus

Last updated on Friday, April 3 2009 by gliageek

Glioblastoma multiforme, coronal section at level of posterior thalamus

Glioblastoma demonstrates a multiforme appearance, with areas of hemorrhage and necrosis. Mass effect leads to transtentorial herniation.

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Glioblastoma multiforme, coronal section at level of posterior thalamus, labeled

Glioblastoma multiforme, coronal section at level of posterior thalamus, labeled
Note the heterogenous appearance of the tumor. The dark regions on the borders of the tumor are hemorrhage. The tumor has grown rapidly, causing mass effect. The unnecessarily large blue arrow shows the resulting shift of the left cingulum across the midline...

For comparison, normal brain

For comparison, normal brain
For comparison, this is a coronal section of normal brain.

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