title: Gangliocytoma of the spinal cord: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of intramedullary spinal gangliocytoma in a 7-year-old girl who presented with scoliosis and progressive weakness of both legs. The tumour involved the whole spinal cord and medulla oblongata and was composed of inner cystic and outer solid components. On MRI, the solid portion of the lesion showed strong enhancement at the thoracolumbar level and mild enhancement at the cervical and medullary levels. Histological examination of the surgical specimen showed neoplastic ganglion cells arranged irregularly in benign normocellular glial background, which made a diagnosis of gangliocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cheon
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yeon
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology