Hypervascularity in Lhermitte-Duclos disease--case report.
A 61-year-old male presented with a hypervascular variant of dysplastic gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) manifesting as gait disorder. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging both showed enhancement of the tumor after injection of contrast medium. Angiography demonstrated a tumor stain. Histological examination showed a double-layered structure comprising an outer layer of myelinated axons and an inner layer of dysplastic granular cells, and numerous dilated thin-walled blood vessels. Partial resection of the tumor resulted in resolution of the neurological deficit.
Ishizaki
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K
Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Hokkaido.
Daita
G
G
Yonemasu
Y
Y
Kunimoto
M
M
Miyokawa
N
N
D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed