Ganglioglioma with lytic skull lesions: a case report

Gangliogliomas represent only 0.4% of central nervous system neoplasms and 1.3% of brain tumors. They are benign neoplasms with low morbidity and mortality and the patients usually present with seizures, but there has been no adult ganglioglioma with lytic skull lesion. A 49-year-old right handed wo...

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Published inNeurocirugía (Asturias, Spain) Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 123 - 127
Main Authors Gurkanlar, D., Kocak, H., Yucel, E., Aciduman, A., Gunaydin, A., Ekinci, Ö., Keskil, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía 01.04.2007
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Lytic skull lesions
Ganglioglioma
Lesión lítica craneal
Sinaptofisina
Sinaptophysin
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Summary:Gangliogliomas represent only 0.4% of central nervous system neoplasms and 1.3% of brain tumors. They are benign neoplasms with low morbidity and mortality and the patients usually present with seizures, but there has been no adult ganglioglioma with lytic skull lesion. A 49-year-old right handed woman suffering from generalized epileptic seizures was admitted to our hospital. She had also left hemiparesis with 4/5 motor strength. Magnetic resonance imaging and immunohistochemical studies revealed WHO Grade II ganglioglioma. Skull X-ray showed the lytic skull lesions. We have to consider gangliogliomas in the differential diagnosis of lytic skull lesions.
ISSN:1130-1473
1130-1473
DOI:10.4321/S1130-14732007000200006