Presentation of Two Cases with Early Extracranial Metastases from Glioblastoma and Review of the Literature

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Case  1. (a) Preoperative post-contrast enhanced T1 weighted MRI showing the localization of the tumor in close proximity to the falx. (b) Fused FDG PET/CT scanning at liver level 5 months after diagnosis of GBM showing multiple metabolically active metastases (blue) and inactive liver cyst (white). (c) Frontal maximum intensity projection (MIP) image of whole body FDG PET scanning identifying disseminated metastatic spread to lymph nodes (green), lungs (red), bone (purple), and liver (blue). Physiological excretion to intestines, kidneys, and the bladder.

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