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Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma


Salma Kamoun
Heifa Azouz
Marwa Zemmali
Slim Haouet
Nidhameddine Kchir

Abstract

The term desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma was coined by VandenBerg et al. in 1987. In their first report these authors referred to a rare, distinct brain tumor. About 60 cases of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma have been described in the literature since its first description. We report a case of a 6-year-old girl who was admitted for seizure without family history. Magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a hypodense area in the right temporal region. A right temporal craniotomy was performed and the tumor was excised. The pathologic examination revealed the diagnosis of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.


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