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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Glioblastoma multiforme is a malignant form of astrocytoma histologically characterized by pleomorphism of cells, nuclear atypia, microhemorrhage and necrosis; may arise in any region of the central nervous system, with a predilection for the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, and commissural pathways."