Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: Report of an unusual case with a cranial defect

Basaran R., ÇAKIR F. B., Isik N., Sav A., Elmaci I.

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.48-51, 2014 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/1817-1745.131486
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.48-51
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bony defect, desmoplastic, ganglioglioma, pediatric, skull deformation, supratentorial tumor
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) is a rare tumor that typically occurs in infants under the age of 24 months. These tumors commonly have a good prognosis after surgical resection despite their aggressive radiological appearances. Clinical signs are due to the large size of the tumor and include increased head circumference, bulging fontanel, sunset sign and seizures. We report an unusual DIG case who presented with parietal bulging associated with a bony defect. The patient was thought to have a leptomeningeal cystic formation, but on his cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we observed a centrally and homogeneously gadolinium-enhanced lesion fixed to the dura by its solid component. A surgical gross total resection was performed, and no residual tumor was observed on follow-up.