Abstract

D'ANGELO, N et al. Lhermitte-Duclos disease or cerebellar dysplastic gangliocytoma: Case report and literature review. Rev. argent. radiol. [online]. 2013, vol.77, n.3. ISSN 1852-9992.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7811/rarv77n3a04.

The Lhermitte-Duclos disease or dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma is an uncommon disorder that presents as an expansive, slow growing process of the posterior fossa, of unknown pathogenesis, that may be associated with other congenital anomalies. A case is presented of a dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma in a 77 year-old male patient, with a history of prostatic adenocarcinoma. A study was made using Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance (MRI), where the characteristic findings enabled a preoperative diagnosis to be made without need for histopathological examination, in addition to a neurosurgical evaluation and appropriate management.

Keywords : Lhermitte-Duclos disease; Dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma; Magnetic resonance.

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