title: Gliomatosis cerebri in children. Case report and clinical considerations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is an uncommon entity characterised by the diffuse overgrowth of large parts of the brain by glial cells. Reports in the literature often refer to adult patients, its occurrence in children being even more rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of an 8-year-old boy with GC and discuss the problem of intra vitam diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of GC is very difficult; thus, cases diagnosed during life are rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, Policlinico S. Andrea, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. manucarol2000@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caroli
authors.forename: Epimenio Ramundo
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrante
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen