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Ganglioglioma in Brainstem : Case Report and a Review of Literatures

  • Kim, Sung-Duk (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jong Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Cheol-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Woo (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital)
  • Received : 2013.06.17
  • Accepted : 2014.02.28
  • Published : 2014.03.28
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Abstract

Ganglioglioma is an infrequent tumor of the central nervous system (CNS); mostly supratentorial region. But, they can occur anywhere in the central nervous system such as brainstem, cerebellopontine angle (CPA), thalamus, optic nerve and spinal cord. Although it occurs rarely, ganglioglioma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a posterior fossa mass because early recognition is important for treatment and patient counseling.

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