Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: MRI and histological findings case report.
Desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas (DIG) are rare intracranial tumors occurring during the 1st year of life. They arise invariably in the supratentorial region and have a great size at presentation, commonly involving more than one lobe. They are composed of a solid peripheral component of variable size, which involves the superficial cerebral cortex and the leptomeninges, and a large cystic part. Despite the great size at presentation and occasional mitotic activity in the variable undifferentiated component, this entity constitutes a distinct clinicopathological entity with benign prognosis. We hereby present the MRI and histological findings of two cases of DIG in infants aged 9 and 10 months, respectively.
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Department of Radiological Imaging, Children's Hospital Agia Sophia, Epaminonda 14, 16674, Glyfada, Athens, Greece.
Anagnostara
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Theophanopoulou
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Stefanaki
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Michail
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Hadjigeorgi
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging