title: Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma with focal cortical dysplasia: A rare double pathology in an infant with history of seizures.
abstract: We describe an extremely rare case of double pathology arising in an infant girl presenting with a history of intractable seizures, delayed milestones and enlarging head. The pathology included desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) and extensive focal cortical dysplasia in the overlying cortex. While tumors such as ganglioglioma have been commonly described to occur as concomitant pathology with cortical dysplasia, DIG in such an association has not been described in the literature. As DIG are voluminous supratentorial tumors, awareness about such an association is pertinent for correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singla
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D065703:Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*
keywords: cortical dysplasia; desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma; epilepsy; intractable seizure