title: Desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma in late adulthood.
abstract: Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) is an uncommon supratentorial neuroepithelial brain tumor that typically occurs in infants younger than 24 months. Desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma (DNIG) is a rare variant of this intracranial neoplasm. There are only 16 DNIG cases reported in the literature, with all patients under the age of 25 at the time of presentation. These DIG and DNIG cases were radiologically and histologically similar, with good outcome after treatment. Despite the size and high mitotic index for patients with DNIG, the prognosis is generally favorable and gross total resection is sufficient. We present a case of a 59-year-old woman with a DNIG. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported of DNIG in late adulthood. Clinical presentation, histological and radiological findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Methodist Neurological Institute, 6560 Fannin St, Suite 944, Houston, TX 77030, USA. LRCastilla@tmhs.org
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rangel-Castilla
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kew
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Yi Jonathan
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D005682:Gadolinium