Infratentorial ganglioglioma mimicking a cerebellar metastasis.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Komboz F; Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.; Zechel S; Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.; Malinova V; Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.; Mielke D; Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.; Rohde V; Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.; Abboud T; Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0270707 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1563-5279 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00207454 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Neurosci Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
We report a case of an infratentorial ganglioglioma in a 56-year-old male, who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the diagnostic workup for a suspected lung cancer. The MRI scan revealed a space-occupying lesion of the left lobulus semilunaris superior cerebelli, which was assumed being a metastasis. The asymptomatic lesion was resected to establish the diagnosis. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies showed a ganglioglioma with World Health Organization grade I characteristics. Although ganglioglioma typically exhibits a supratentorial predilection, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of lesions occurring in the cerebellum.