title: Paediatric ganglioglioma of the conus medullaris.
abstract: Gangliogliomas of the conus medullaris are very rare, with only 12 patients reported so far. We report a 6-year-old male who presented with a painless numbness of the left lower limb and with bladder dysfunction. MRI revealed an intramedullary lesion at the T11-T12 vertebral levels. The tumour was subtotally removed. Histopathological examination demonstrated ganglioglioma.
authors.affiliation: Second Neurosurgery Department, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hicdonmez
authors.forename: Hikmet Turan
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Suslu
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yavuzer
authors.forename: Necati
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tatarli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*