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The MRI scan shows the presence of a tumor in the posterior part of the right frontal lobe. The tumor absorbs the contrast medium, in its interior it can be seen an area of necrosis,and it is surrounded by cerebral edema.
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An MRI scan showed the presence of a tumor in the posterior part of the right frontal lobe (Fig. 1).
The MRI scan showed no presence of the pathology.
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Fig. 2 shows the last MRI scan carried out in July 2016, 22 years after the operation.
(10x) Hematoxilin and Eosin, demonstrating an hypercellular cluster of the glioma with microcystic degeneration, bizarre pleomorphic cells; high grade nuclear atypia with prominent nucleoli.
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Before writing this article we have showed the slides to three neuropathologists who have all confirmed that the morphological appearance of the histological samples is that typical of a glioblastoma, thus confirming the original histological report (Fig. 3, Fig. 4)