Ganglioglioma originating in the cerebellum with a large cyst--a case report and review of the literature.
Here we report a rare case of cerebellar ganglioglioma accompanied by a large cyst, and present a review of the reported 28 cases with cerebellar ganglioglioma. An otherwise healthy 46-year-old woman complained of gradual headache and truncal ataxia. MRI revealed a huge cystic lesion with a mural nodule in the left cerebellar hemisphere. The tumor was resected totally. Histologically, it was composed of neuronal and glial elements, and was accordingly diagnosed as ganglioglioma.
Tokunaga
H
H
Department of Neurosurgery, JFE Kawatetsu Chiba Hospital, Japan.
Sunami
K
K
Wagai
N
N
Murai
H
H
Nagai
Y
Y
Tanizawa
T
T
Nakatani
Y
Y
Iwadate
Y
Y
D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged