A 62-year-old man experiences a new-onset generalized tonic-clonic seizure and is sent to the emergency room. According to his wife, he has been experiencing episodic headaches, nausea, and deteriorating strength over the previous few weeks. The headaches occasionally cause him to lose sleep and are especially bad at night. Along with osteoarthritis, he also has well-controlled hypertension. The patient is postictal yet compliant throughout a physical examination. He is brought to the hospital for further assessment, but aspiration pneumonia and septic shock kill him a few days later. The picture below depicts a brain segment that was acquired during a postmortem examination. This patient most likely had which of the following conditions?

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A 62-year-old man experiences a new-onset generalized tonic-clonic seizure and is sent to the emergency room. According to his wife, he has been experiencing episodic headaches, nausea, and deteriorating strength over the previous few weeks. The headaches occasionally cause him to lose sleep and are especially bad at night. Along with osteoarthritis, he also has well-controlled hypertension. The patient is postictal yet compliant throughout a physical examination. He is brought to the hospital for further assessment, but aspiration pneumonia and septic shock kill him a few days later. The picture below depicts a brain segment that was acquired during a postmortem examination.  This patient most likely had which of the following conditions?

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Eductional Objective: Glioblastoma is the most common primary cerebral neoplasm of adults that is typically located within the cerebral hemispheres and may cross the midline ("butterfly glioma").  These tumors are highly malignant and grossly contain areas of necrosis and hemorrhage.

A 62-Year-Old Man Experiences a New-Onset Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure and Is