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*Glioblastoma multiforme was first coined by Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing in 1926.<ref>Terminology of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | *Glioblastoma multiforme was first coined by Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing in 1926.<ref>Terminology of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | ||
*The suffix ''multiforme'' was meant to describe the various appearances of [[hemorrhage]], [[necrosis]] and [[cysts]]. | *The suffix ''multiforme'' was meant to describe the various appearances of [[hemorrhage]], [[necrosis]] and [[cysts]]. | ||
*The WHO classification has dropped the ''multiforme'' and thus it is best to referred as glioblastoma or grade IV astrocytoma. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
- Glioblastoma multiforme was first coined by Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing in 1926.[1]
- The suffix multiforme was meant to describe the various appearances of hemorrhage, necrosis and cysts.
- The WHO classification has dropped the multiforme and thus it is best to referred as glioblastoma or grade IV astrocytoma.
References
- ↑ Terminology of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma