Gangliogliomas represent only 0.4% of central nervous system neoplasms and 1.3% of brain tumors. They are benign neoplasms with low morbidity and mortality and the patients usually present with seizures, but there has been no adult ganglioglioma with lytic skull lesion.
A 49-year-old right handed woman suffering from generalized epileptic seizures was admitted to our hospital. She had also left hemiparesis with 4/5 motor strength. Magnetic resonance imaging and immunohistochemical studies revealed WHO Grade II ganglioglioma. Skull X-ray showed the lytic skull lesions.
We have to consider gangliogliomas in the differential diagnosis of lytic skull lesions.
Los gangliocitomas representan sólo el 0’4% de los tumores del sistema nervioso y el 1’3% de los tumores cerebrales. Son tumores benignos con baja mortalidad y morbilidad y los pacientes solían presentarse con crisis comiciales. Nunca se ha presentado un ganglioglioma en el adulto acompañado de lesión lítica craneal.
Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 49 años, diestra, que había presentado crisis generalizadas con hemiparesia izquierda. La RM y el estudio histopatológico mostraron un ganglioglioma grado II en la clasificación de la OMS y las Rx de cráneo revelaron lesiones líticas, por lo que consideramos que este tumor debe entrar en la lista del diagnóstico diferencial de las lesiones líticas craneales.
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