title: Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma--case report.
abstract: A desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma occurred in a 5-month-old boy, manifesting as delayed psychomotor development. Computed tomography showed a large cystic mass involving the left occipitoparietal lobes. The tumor was totally removed. He has survived for 13 years without tumor recurrence. Histological examination disclosed marked desmoplasia intermixed with mature-looking ganglion cells, neoplastic glial cells, and small, immature round cells. These clinical and histological features enabled the diagnosis of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed