title: Ganglioglioma originating in the cerebellum with a large cyst--a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, JFE Kawatetsu Chiba Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunami
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wagai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwadate
mesh_terms: 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