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Spinal Intramedullary Ganglioglioma in Children: An Unusual Location of a Common Pediatric Tumor

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Ganglioglioma is a common CNS tumor in children, mostly found in the temporal lobe, causing epilepsy. Spinal gangliogliomas are very rare, accounting for 1.1% of all intramedullary spinal tumors. The… Click to show full abstract

Ganglioglioma is a common CNS tumor in children, mostly found in the temporal lobe, causing epilepsy. Spinal gangliogliomas are very rare, accounting for 1.1% of all intramedullary spinal tumors. The management principles and the need for adjuvant therapy are not yet well defined in this cohort. BRAF V600E mutation in spinal ganglioglioma has been described in a few series recently. In this report, we describe 3 children with spinal ganglioglioma at different locations, and their expression of BRAF V600E mutation and follow-up. In addition, we review the recent literature on pediatric spinal ganglioglioma management.

Keywords: spinal ganglioglioma; ganglioglioma; spinal intramedullary; intramedullary ganglioglioma; ganglioglioma children; tumor

Journal Title: Pediatric Neurosurgery
Year Published: 2019

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