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Ganglioneurocytoma of the third ventricle
Buhl R, Huang H, Hugo HH, Mehdorn HM
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
buhlr@nch.uni-kiel.de
We present a very rare case of an intracranial ganglioneurocytoma.
This 57-year-old female patient noticed some concentration difficulties for
about 5 months.
Visual acuity was 80% on both sides.
CT and MRI of her head demonstrated a 3 x 2.5 x 2.8 cm3 lesion within the third
ventricle with inhomogenous enhancement of contrast medium.
After a right pterional approach the tumor could be removed completely.
Postoperatively there was a paresis of the oculomotor nerve on the right side
and psychological changes.
Histological examination revealed neuronal differentiation with neurocytes and
small ganglionic cells and the tumor was graded as a ganglioneurocytoma (WHO
grade II).
Follow-up examination 6 months after the operation showed improvement of her
third nerve paresis and of her neuropsychological deficits.
MRI showed no recurrence.
PMID: 15015666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15015666
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