Glioblastoma Multiforme in the Posterior Cranial Fossa in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I

Abstract EN

Patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have an increased risk of developing neoplasms.

The most common brain tumors, found in 15%–20% of NF1 patients, are hypothalamic-optic gliomas, followed by brainstem and cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas.

These tumors generally have a benign nature.

NF1 patients are predisposed to a 5-fold increased incidence of high-grade astrocytomas, which are usually located in supratentorial regions of the brain.

We present an NF1 patient who developed a high-grade astrocytoma in the posterior fossa and discuss possible pathophysiological mechanisms.