Desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma: a low-grade tumor, report of two patients.
Desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas (DIGG) are low-grade (WHO Grade I) tumors of early childhood rarely occurring in older children and young adults. The mainstay of treatment is surgical. We report two older children with DIGG, both showing atypical radiology. One case was treated with radiation. The recurrence treated with only surgical excision showed excellent response to treatment.
Department of Histopathology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, BG Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai, India. shailakhubchandani@yahoo.co.in
Shaila R
SR
Khubchandani
Arun R
AR
Chitale
Paresh K
PK
Doshi
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016708:Synaptophysin / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D016708:Synaptophysin