Posterior fossa gangliocytoma with facial nerve invasion: case report

Autor: Koerbel Andrei, Prevedello Daniel Monte-Serrat, Tatsui Cláudio Esteves, Pellegrino Luciano, Hanel Ricardo Alexandre, Bleggi-Torres Luiz Fernando, Araújo João Cândido
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 61, Iss 2A, Pp 274-276 (2003)
ISSN: 1678-4227
Popis: A 5 year-old boy with a cerebellar gangliocytoma with a peripheral right facial paresis and ataxia is presented. His MRI showed a heterogenous, diffuse lesion, isointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2-weigthed sequences, involving the right cerebellar hemisphere with direct extension into the right facial nerve. The present case is the first description of a gangliocytoma with direct facial nerve invasion, as demonstrated for the facial nerve paresis and supported by MRI and surgical inspection.
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