A cytology negative rare tumor with the presentation of pseudotumor cerebri clinical symptoms: diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor

نویسندگان
Yüksel, Merve Feyza ID 1
Şahin, Süleyman ID 2
Teber, Serap ID 3
Bektaş, Ömer ID 4
Fitöz, Ömer Suat ID 5
Akıncı Göktaş, Özben ID 6

1 Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

2 Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

3 Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

4 Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

5 Department of Radiology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

6 Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

doi
10.18502/ijpho.v11i2.5846
چکیده

Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor is characterized by hydrocephalus, leptomeningeal involvement in the absence of a primary parenchymal mass, and negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology. It is an extremely rare and difficult tumor to diagnose as no mass can be biopsied and it mimics infectious, rheumatologic, and inflammatory pathologies. An 11-year-old girl ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor, Diffuse leptomeningeal involvement, CSF, Pseudotumor Cerebri