Intramedullary spinal cord gangliocytoma: case report and a review of the literature.
We present a case of intramedullary spinal gangliocytoma in a 19-year-old woman who presented with a long history of hyperhidrosis of the face and neck areas and intermittent pain of the hands. The tumor involved the cervico-thoracic region of the spinal cord from C7-T3. The patient underwent debulking of the lesion and remains neurologically stable at two years follow-up. A discussion of this case is followed by a review of the literature surrounding this rare clinicopathological entity.
Jacob
Jeffrey T
JT
Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA.
Cohen-Gadol
Aaron A
AA
Scheithauer
Bernd W
BW
Krauss
William E
WE
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
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