Extraventricular subependymal giant cell tumor in a child with tuberous sclerosis complex.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
; 4(1): 85-90, 2009 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-19569916
ABSTRACT
Subependymal giant cell tumors (SGCTs) are observed in 5-20% of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) but account for approximately 25% of neurological morbidity. The authors report the case of a 7-year-old girl with TSC and multiple cortical tubers who presented with worsening seizures in the context of the rapid growth of a cystic, calcified, extraventricular SGCT in the right frontal lobe, initially thought to represent a cortical tuber. The tumor and surrounding tubers were excised, and clinical seizures resolved. This is the first report of an extraventricular SGCT in a child with TSC outside the neonatal period.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Convulsiones
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Esclerosis Tuberosa
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Lóbulo Frontal
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Tumores de Células Gigantes
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurosurg Pediatr
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos