OpenOnco · Diagnostic · Suspect GBM · 4.2 cm ring-enhancing left frontal mass
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Pre-tumor-board workup brief
DPLAN-PZ-DIAG-GBM-001-V1 · v1 · 2026-05-12
Patient
PZ-DIAG-GBM-001 · suspicion lineage: high_grade_glioma
Tissues: brain, left_frontal_lobe · Hypotheses: DIS-GBM, DIS-BRAIN-METASTASES
62M presents to neurology with progressive right-hand weakness + intermittent expressive aphasia (word-finding difficulty) × 3 weeks. No headache initially; recent onset mild morning headache + 2 episodes of focal motor seizure (right-hand twitching, no LOC). Brain_MRI_with_contrast: 4.2 cm left frontal mass with ring-enhancement, central necrosis, surrounding T2 vasogenic_edema, midline shift 4 mm. Left precentral cortex involvement. No leptomeningeal enhancement. Started dexamethasone 4 mg q6h + levetiracetam 500 mg BID. Imaging strongly suspicious for glioblastoma vs metastatic disease — biopsy required.

Workup steps (5)

MDT brief

Discussion questions (1, 0 blocking)

MDT talk tree (2 steps)

#OwnerTopicAction
1pathologistPathology confirmation What is the differential diagnosis plan between hypotheses: DIS-GBM, DIS-BRAIN-METASTASES? Which molecular / IHC tests differentiate them?
2radiologistSpecialist review Stage / restaging imaging + biopsy guidance — radiologist.

Skills (required) — mandatory virtual specialists (2)

  • Pathologist (general) required
    Any suspicion requires biopsy — pathologist plans site selection, IHC panel, ancillary tests.
    Owns: DQ-DIFFERENTIAL
  • Radiologist required
    Stage / restaging imaging + biopsy guidance — radiologist.
Technical MDT skill metadata (2/16 activated in this plan)
All registered virtual specialists. ✓ — activated for this case; ○ — not activated (available for other clinical scenarios).
Specialistskill_idVersionLast reviewedSign-offsDomain
Cellular therapy specialist (CAR-T)cellular_therapy_specialistv0.1.02026-04-250cellular_therapy
Clinical pharmacistclinical_pharmacistv0.1.02026-04-250clinical_pharmacy
Hematologist / oncohematologisthematologistv0.1.02026-04-250hematology_oncology
Hematopathologist (lymphoma / leukemia / myeloma)hematopathologistv0.1.02026-04-250hematopathology
Infectious disease / hepatologyinfectious_disease_hepatologyv0.1.02026-04-250infectious_diseases
Medical oncologist (solid-tumor chemotherapist)medical_oncologistv0.1.02026-04-250solid_oncology
Molecular geneticist / molecular oncologistmolecular_geneticistv0.1.02026-04-250molecular_oncology
Palliative carepalliative_carev0.1.02026-04-250palliative_care
Pathologist (general)pathologistv0.1.02026-04-250pathology
Primary care / family physicianprimary_carev0.1.02026-04-250primary_care
Psycho-oncologistpsychologistv0.1.02026-04-250psychosocial
Radiation oncologistradiation_oncologistv0.1.02026-04-250radiation_oncology
Radiologistradiologistv0.1.02026-04-250diagnostic_imaging
Social worker / case managersocial_worker_case_managerv0.1.02026-04-250psychosocial
Surgical oncologistsurgical_oncologistv0.1.02026-04-250surgical_oncology
Transplant specialist (BMT)transplant_specialistv0.1.02026-04-250cellular_therapy