华西医院李真林 Suggestive value of predilection site and imaging features of pediatric brainstem ganglioglioma including a case report.

Neurochirurgie. 2015 Feb;61（1）:50-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.11.007. Epub 2015 Feb 7.

Suggestive value of predilection site and imaging features of pediatric brainstem ganglioglioma including a case report.

Anqi X¹, Zhenlin L², Xin H³, Chao Y⁴.

Author information

• ¹Department  of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37, Guo Xue Xiang Street, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.

• ²Department  of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR  China.

• ³Department  of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR  China.

• ⁴Department  of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37, Guo Xue      Xiang Street, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China. Electronic address:  shion_17928@hotmail.com.

Abstract

Brainstem ganglioglioma is rarely reported. Due to its low incidence and atypical site, a brainstem ganglioglioma could easily be misdiagnosed as occurs with other pathological neoplasms radiologically. Here, we report an 8-year-old girl with a brainstem tumor confirmed as a ganglioglioma based on postoperative pathology results. We suggest that when a tumor located in the lower brainstem with benign radiological characteristics occurs in a child with a long-term history, the possibility of brainstem ganglioglioma should be considered in the preoperative diagnosis in addition to other low-grade neoplasms. Early stage diagnosis of brainstem ganglioglioma based on the clinical and imaging features is valuable for clinicians in order to perform effective treatment and achieve a good prognosis.

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KEYWORDS:

Brainstem; Ganglioglioma; Gangliogliome; Imagerie par résonance magnétique; MR imaging; Neurochirurgie pédiatrique; Pediatric neurosurgery; Tronc cérébral

PMID: 25665772 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.11.007