Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: Report of a case and review of the literature

J Pediatr Neurosci. 2010 Jan;5(1):42-4. doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.66669.

Abstract

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, <60 cases of this tumor type have been reported. Herein, we report a 3-month-old boy with intractable seizure who was found to have DIG after surgery.

Keywords: Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma; histopathology; immunohistochemistry.

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