title: Increased growth rate of a WHO grade I ganglioglioma during pregnancy.
abstract: We report the case of a 32-year-old woman with a left frontal ganglioglioma (WHO grade I). Quantitative analysis based on three dimensional magnetic resonance images revealed a threefold increase of growth rate during pregnancy as compared to pre-pregnancy, causing neurological deterioration and leading to prompt surgical treatment 3 months after delivery.
authors: Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, France.
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Knafo
authors: Stéphane
authors: S
authors: Goutagny
authors: Johan
authors: J
authors: Pallud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000473:pathology*; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D047368:Tumor Burden