Abstract

Techniques in Neurosurgery & Neurology Desmoplastic Non-Infantile Ganglioglioma; An Incidental Finding with Unusual Localization Dimitrios Kanakis1*, Euripides Antoniou2 and Georgia Levidou3 *Corresponding author: Dimitrios N. Kanakis, MD, PhD, Pathologist & Neuropathologist, Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Nicosia Medical School, St, George’s, University of London Medical Programme, Delivered in Cyprus by the University of Nicosia Medical School, 21 Ilia Papakyriakou, 2414 Engomi P.O. Box 24005, CY-1700, Nicosia, Cyprus Submission: August 07, 2017;; Published: August 22, 2017 DOI: 10.31031/TNN.2017.01.000502 ISSN 2637-7748Volume1 Issue1

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  • The term desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma/ganglioglioma (DIA/DIG) was first introduced by VandenBerg et al [1] in order to designate a distinct brain tumor, characterized by an early occurrence, voluminous size, intense desmoplasia, divergent astrocytic and ganglionic differentiation and a favorable postoperative course [1]

  • The typical presentation of DIG is that of a lesion which in CT examination shows, on the one hand a large hypodense or slightly hyperdense superficial solid component, with involvement of the meninges and contrast enhancement

  • We report here a case of a desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma (DNIG) in a 35 year old woman

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Introduction

The term desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma/ganglioglioma (DIA/DIG) was first introduced by VandenBerg et al [1] in order to designate a distinct brain tumor, characterized by an early occurrence (usually within the first 4 months of life), voluminous size, intense desmoplasia, divergent astrocytic and ganglionic differentiation and a favorable postoperative course [1]. The typical presentation of DIG is that of a lesion which in CT examination shows, on the one hand a large hypodense or slightly hyperdense superficial solid component, with involvement of the meninges and contrast enhancement.

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