%0 Case Reports
%T Suggestive value of predilection site and imaging features of pediatric brainstem ganglioglioma including a case report.
%A Anqi X
%A Zhenlin L
%A Xin H
%A Chao Y
%J Neurochirurgie
%V 61
%N 1
%D Feb 2015
%M 25665772
%F 1.725
%R 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.11.007
%X Brainstem ganglioglioma is rarely reported. Due to its low incidence and atypical site, a brainstem ganglioglioma could easily be misdiagnosed as occurs with other pathological neoplasms radiologically. Here, we report an 8-year-old girl with a brainstem tumor confirmed as a ganglioglioma based on postoperative pathology results. We suggest that when a tumor located in the lower brainstem with benign radiological characteristics occurs in a child with a long-term history, the possibility of brainstem ganglioglioma should be considered in the preoperative diagnosis in addition to other low-grade neoplasms. Early stage diagnosis of brainstem ganglioglioma based on the clinical and imaging features is valuable for clinicians in order to perform effective treatment and achieve a good prognosis.