One woman had two different brain tumors at the same time
Original title: Synchronous Multicentric WHO grade 3 Oligodendroglioma and WHO grade 3 Astrocytoma : A Case Report and Literature Review.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This is a report about one patient and a look back at past cases, not a new treatment.
The short version
Doctors found two brain tumors in one woman, and each one was a different type.
What was studied. This is a report about one patient, a 59 year old woman. She had two tumors, one in each frontal lobe of the brain. Doctors tested the genes in both tumors.
What they found. Both tumors started from the same gene change, called IDH1-R132H. But each tumor then changed in its own way. The left tumor was a CNS WHO grade: A number from 1 to 4 for how a tumor is likely to behave. Since 2021 it is written in plain numbers, not Roman ones. Gene results can set it too. See the glossary 3 oligodendroglioma. The right tumor was a WHO grade 3 astrocytoma.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: When a person has more than one brain tumor, the tumors may not be the same. Testing each tumor on its own can give doctors a clearer picture. That may help them plan care that fits each tumor.
What it doesn't mean: This is a report about one person, not a study of a treatment. It does not show that any drug or therapy works. Nothing here is a new treatment you can ask for. It is not a promise of a cure, and it is far from a change in everyday care.
Source: PubMed, August 31, 2026 · Read the original
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