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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (GLIAL) | Glioblastoma - Gross Pathology | 11A1 GBM (Case 11) 1
11A1,2 At autopsy a tumor mass was attached to the dura adjacent to the left parietal lobe. There is herniation of the left cingulate gyrus and uncus to the right. Serial coronal sections of the cerebral hemispheres reveal a 6.4 x 7.0 cm, extensively necrotic yellow-tan tumor invading the left frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. The left lateral ventricle is compressed whereas the right is dilated. Serial cross sections of the brainstem and cerebellum were normal.
