Infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma: a clinical, histopathological and epidemiological study of five cases

Infantile desmoplastic gangliogliomas are rare tumors of the central nervous system, composed by a mixture of glial and neuronal cells and a fibrous stroma, which affect mainly young patients and arise from the surface of the cerebral hemispheres. We present five cases of infantile desmoplastic gang...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 1998-09, Vol.56 (3A), p.443
Main Authors: Torres, L F, Reis Filho, J S, Netto, M R, de Noronha, L, Aléssio, A B, de Carvalho Neto, A
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Biopsy
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Ganglioglioma - diagnosis
Ganglioglioma - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Infantile desmoplastic gangliogliomas are rare tumors of the central nervous system, composed by a mixture of glial and neuronal cells and a fibrous stroma, which affect mainly young patients and arise from the surface of the cerebral hemispheres. We present five cases of infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma: three were male and two were female. The ages ranged from three months and seven years (mean 2.62 years). The symptoms reflected the growth and topography of the tumors affecting the parietal (n = 3), parieto-occipital (n = 1), occipital (n = 1) lobes. Immunohistochemistry was performed in two cases with similar results to those reported in the literature.
ISSN:0004-282X