title: Gangliogliomas.
abstract: Gangliogliomas, composed of nerve and glial cells, are rare tumors of the central nervous system. The clinical and radiological findings in five cases, along with a review of the literature, suggest that these are slow growing neoplasms which are better treated by surgery than by radiation. They occur throughout the neuraxis; an infratentorial location is more common than the early reports would suggest. The clinical picture and radiological findings are suggestive of a slow growing mass, but are not specific for the tumor type.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed