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Glioblastoma Multiforme frequently metastasises from their original location by for example infiltration along white matter tracts [1]. GBM metastasis outside the central nervous system is distinctly rare though there are previous reports of spread to various organs [2–5]. We add an unusual case of a patient with aggressive cerebral GBM metastasis to the parotid gland and the lungs.
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Dear Editor – I am not corresponding to an article as such but wanted to inform you of unusual case of glioblastoma multiforme metastasis to the parotid hitherto unheard of.
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Ogungbo, B.I., Perry, R.H., Bozzino, J. et al. Report of GBM Metastasis to the Parotid Gland. J Neurooncol 74, 337–338 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-005-1480-9
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