title: Ganglioglioma in the basal ganglia totally resected by a trans-distal Sylvian approach.
abstract: A patient with a ganglioglioma in the basal ganglia is presented. An 18-year-old man presented with involuntary movement in his right hand and right homonymous hemianopsia. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic tumor with an enhancing nodule in the basal ganglia extending into the thalamus. The mass was totally resected by a trans-distal Sylvian approach and was histologically proven to be a ganglioglioma. This is a rare case of midline ganglioglioma in a patient who underwent gross total resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed