Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst
Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) is a rare supratentorial brain tumor occurring mostly before the age of 2 years. It has a good prognosis and total excision of the tumor is curative, necessitating no further treatment. An accurate pathologic diagnosis is crucial. Until now, approximately 7...
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| description | Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) is a rare supratentorial brain tumor occurring mostly before the age of 2 years. It has a good prognosis and total excision of the tumor is curative, necessitating no further treatment. An accurate pathologic diagnosis is crucial. Until now, approximately 70 cases of this tumor type have been reported. Solid-cystic variety is mostly described with occasional purely solid type lesion also. We are presenting a 12-month-old male infant with developmental delay and a giant cyst on the right side of supratentorial compartment, which showed histological features of desmoplastic ganglioglioma. Hence, the current case is reporting the rare histologic finding of cystic change in desmoplastic ganglioglioma. Cystic form of desmoplastic ganglioglioma should be considered in differential diagnosis of supratentorial cystic lesion in an infant. Prognosis is excellent after complete excision. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec319be0fb6b4a96bc2132a74cf4d12b2025-08-20T02:21:47ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672017-10-01070323123410.1055/s-0037-1606822Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant CystSumit Bansal0Ashok Kumar Mahapatra1Susama Patra2Radhamohan Gharei3Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDesmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) is a rare supratentorial brain tumor occurring mostly before the age of 2 years. It has a good prognosis and total excision of the tumor is curative, necessitating no further treatment. An accurate pathologic diagnosis is crucial. Until now, approximately 70 cases of this tumor type have been reported. Solid-cystic variety is mostly described with occasional purely solid type lesion also. We are presenting a 12-month-old male infant with developmental delay and a giant cyst on the right side of supratentorial compartment, which showed histological features of desmoplastic ganglioglioma. Hence, the current case is reporting the rare histologic finding of cystic change in desmoplastic ganglioglioma. Cystic form of desmoplastic ganglioglioma should be considered in differential diagnosis of supratentorial cystic lesion in an infant. Prognosis is excellent after complete excision.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1606822cysticdesmoplastic infantile gangliogliomahistopathology |
| spellingShingle | Sumit Bansal Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Susama Patra Radhamohan Gharei Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst Indian Journal of Neurosurgery cystic desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma histopathology |
| title | Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst |
| title_full | Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst |
| title_fullStr | Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst |
| title_short | Purely Cystic Desmoplastic Ganglioglioma: An Incidental Finding in a Giant Cyst |
| title_sort | purely cystic desmoplastic ganglioglioma an incidental finding in a giant cyst |
| topic | cystic desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma histopathology |
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