Causes | Glioblastoma
Causes A glioblastoma can develop primarily (mostly elderly patients), but also secondarily through progressive growth (progression) of a WHO Grade III astrocytoma (mostly middle-aged patients). Astrocytomas develop from certain glial cells, the astrocytes, and, like glioblastomas, belong to the group of gliomas. The role of genetic factors in the development of brain tumors has become … Causes | Glioblastoma