Intracerebral ganglioglioma

Abstract

Ganglioglioma in the temporal lobe was encountered in 0.6% of a series of 998 patients undergoing biopsy for intracranial tumors. It was more frequent in young adults and children. Seizures were the main symptom and had been present over a long period of time in some patients. Clinical examination also revealed intracranial pressure, focal signs, and behavioral problems, but these symptoms were not always evident. Electroencephalography was not specific. Calcifications were visible on computerized tomography (CT) in five cases. The cystic and well-circumscribed aspects of these tumors were apparent on CT scans; these features were confirmed at operation and on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), when it was also found that the tumors were partially solid. Therefore, MRI seems to be a useful diagnostic method, particularly when a cystic tumor is revealed on CT, and is also valuable for postoperative monitoring. Surgical treatment for ganglioglioma is recommended, with total extirpation if possible.

Intracranial ganglioglioma: MR, CT, and clinical findings in 18 patients.

“…In one series, Denierre et al [2] described four cases. Two solid masses were of increased signal intensity on the Ti -weighted images and of low signal intensity on the T2-weighted images.…”

Oksipital Ganglioglioma: Olgu Sunumu ve Kısa Gözden Geçirme

“…[9][10][11][12] The se tu mors are usu ally lo ca ted sup ra ten tori ally with a pre di lec ti on to tem po ral lo bes, ho wever they may be fo und in all parts of the CNS. 3,5,13 In vol ve ment of the oc ci pi tal re gi on is quite ra re in the cli ni cal prac ti ce, as the ca se pre sented. 1,5,8,[14][15][16][17][18] Se i zu re is the most com mon pre sen ting symptom, which is usu ally (40%) chro nic tem po ral lo be epi lepsy.…”

“…3,5,13 In vol ve ment of the oc ci pi tal re gi on is quite ra re in the cli ni cal prac ti ce, as the ca se pre sented. 1,5,8,[14][15][16][17][18] Se i zu re is the most com mon pre sen ting symptom, which is usu ally (40%) chro nic tem po ral lo be epi lepsy. 19 Gang li og li o mas are classified as gra de I and II ac cor ding to re cent World He alth Or ga ni za ti on (WHO) clas si fi ca ti on system.…”

“…1 Although most tumors are localized in the temporal lobe, these tumors may involve anywhere in the CNS such as spinal cord, brain stem, third and fourth ventricles, cerebellum, pineal region, thalamus, intrasellar region and optic nerve. 5,6 Occipital Ganglioglioma: A Case Report and A Short Review A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T Gang li og li o mas are un com mon slow-gro wing be nign tu mors of the central nervous system. They are fre qu ently lo ca li zed in tem po ral lo bes and frequently se en du ring child ho od.…”

Ganglioglioma with lytic skull lesions: A case report

“…They can be found in any part of the CNS but they are most commonly seen in temporal and then in the frontal regions. They most commonly present with seizures 4,7,8,13,15,20 and 62,5% have seizures as the only presenting symptom 8 . Once the tumor is resected, good seizure outcome is expected in patients with gangliogliomas, despite years of medically intractable epilepsy 9 .…”