title: [Multiple intracranial ganglioglioma. Case report].
abstract: Multiple intracranial ganglioglioma (GG) is an extremely rare condition, generally associated with van Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with progressive tetraparesis, raised intracranial pressure and visual loss. The neuroradiologic workup demonstrated a multiple lesion involving the temporal lobe, the diencephalomesencephalon and the optical pathways. Computed tomography-guided stereotactic biopsy of a right temporal lesion led to the diagnosis of GG. In light of this case and the literature review, we discuss morphologic aspects, differential diagnosis and therapeutic options of GG. In patients with multiple cerebral tumors, search for multiple ganglioglioma is particularly important because of the therapeutic implications and the good prognosis of this tumor.
authors: Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Ibn-Sina, Rabat-Salé, Maroc. faycal_f1@hotmail.com
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Lakhdar
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Laghmari
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Gana
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Maaqili
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Bellakhdar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein