Preoperative blood testing for glioblastoma, brain metastases, and primary central nervous system lymphoma differentiation

• Published in: Translational cancer research Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 63 - 71
• Main Authors: Wang, Song-Quan, Yuan, Qing, Zhang, Guang-Tao, Qian, Hai-Peng, Liu, Zhi-Dan, Wang, Jia-Wei, Cai, Hong-Qing, Wan, Jing-Hai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Original; primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL); glioblastoma (GBM); Brain metastases

Differentiating glioblastoma (GBM), brain metastases, and primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in clinical practice is difficult. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of routine blood biomarkers in patients with GBM, brain metastases, and PCNSL and find a preoperative differe...