Glioblastoma cancerous brain tumour. A coloured computerized tomography (CT) scan of an axial section of the brain of a 59-year-old patient with a malignant (cancerous) brain tumour. The tumour (purple) is in the corpus callosum (wide nerve tract beneath the cerebral cortex that allows communication between the 2 hemispheres of the brain),and is known as a fronto-callous glioblastoma. A glioblastoma (glioblastoma multiforme) is an aggressive type of cancer that forms from star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes (glial cells). These tumours have their own blood supply allowing for growth. Treatments can slow cancer progression,and may reduce symptoms such as headaches and nausea,but a cure is often not possible. This is a CT scan under intravenous iodine injection. | |
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