High-grade glioma with dural progression: A single-center case series and review of literature
George Wang, Abraham Nirappel, Arashdeep Kaur, Douglas Martin, Prashant Vempati, Tiffany Hodges, Chaitra Badve · 2026
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Description
George Wang and six co-authors published a 2026 case series on a rare pattern of brain tumor spread: high-grade glioma reaching the dura, the tough membrane around the brain. Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive adult brain tumor, yet spread to the dura is exceedingly rare, partly because patients survive only briefly. The team presents four cases from one center and reviews the published literature.
The report details how this spread looks on MRI scans, a key need since the pattern is underreported. It also weighs how the tumor might reach the dura, and how such cases should be diagnosed and managed. The authors aim to help clinicians recognize the pattern when it appears, rather than mistaking it for a new tumor of the membrane itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | George Wang, Abraham Nirappel, Arashdeep Kaur, Douglas Martin, Prashant Vempati, Tiffany Hodges, Chaitra Badve |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |