Neonatal Glioblastoma: A case report

Abstract

Glioblastoma is a rare malignant tumor in children and very uncommon in infant in newborn. We report an exceptional case of a prenatal glioblastoma diagnosed in a newborn aged of month. Consciousness troubles with macrocrania were the predominant signs. MRI was a very useful tool to study the lesion. Surgical procedure was difficult because of the extent of lesion and the bleeding character of the tumor and also because of the age of the newborn, which lead to an imposed subtotal exeresis. The postoperative course was eventful by complications and the young patient died unfortunately. The histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of glioblastoma.