title: Long-term follow-up of a non-infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma.
abstract: Desmoplastic gangliogliomas are mixed cerebral tumors traditionally reported in infants. However, a few non-infantile cases have been documented. A case of a desmoplastic ganglioglioma in a 16-year male is presented. The patient reported severe headaches. Radiological examination revealed a large mass occupying the right frontal lobe. The lesion was totally excised. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a desmoplastic ganglioglioma. The postoperative course was excellent. At the 10(1/2) year follow-up there was no evidence of tumor recurrence. Although desmoplastic gangliogliomas have aggressive features, complete surgical removal is the treatment of choice obviating the need for adjuvant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Neurosurgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nanassis
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tsitsopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marinopoulos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Venizelos
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Tsitsopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein