Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma

• Published in: The Pan African medical journal Vol. 32; no. 113; p. 113
• Main Authors: Kamoun, Salma, Azouz, Heifa, Zemmali, Marwa, Haouet, Slim, Kchir, Nidhameddine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2019; The African Field Epidemiology Network; The Pan African Medical Journal
• Subjects: Brain cancer; Case Report; Case reports; central nervous system; infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma; Medical imaging; Medical prognosis; Nervous system; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; tumor; Tumors; Tunisia; Tumor; infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma; central nervous system
• ISSN: 1937-8688; 1937-8688
• DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.113.12669

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.