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Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumour

Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumours (DL-GNT) are rare, with an unknown incidence but fewer than 100 cases reported since 2012. The clinical presentation is non-specific, ranging from abdominal to neurological symptoms. Presently, definitive radiological criteria aren’t established, but some...

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Autores principales: Saliba, Tom, Boitsios, Grammatina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37265882
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38404
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description Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumours (DL-GNT) are rare, with an unknown incidence but fewer than 100 cases reported since 2012. The clinical presentation is non-specific, ranging from abdominal to neurological symptoms. Presently, definitive radiological criteria aren’t established, but some features, such as nodules, characteristic extension patterns and post-contrast leptomeningeal enhancement, are found to be prominent. We present the case of a 14-year-old male with an advanced case of DL-GNT, with MRI showing all the features of what is currently thought to be the typical radiological presentation. The patient is currently undergoing treatment but remains severely handicapped by the disease.
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spelling pubmed-102319072023-06-01 Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumour Saliba, Tom Boitsios, Grammatina Cureus Pediatrics Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumours (DL-GNT) are rare, with an unknown incidence but fewer than 100 cases reported since 2012. The clinical presentation is non-specific, ranging from abdominal to neurological symptoms. Presently, definitive radiological criteria aren’t established, but some features, such as nodules, characteristic extension patterns and post-contrast leptomeningeal enhancement, are found to be prominent. We present the case of a 14-year-old male with an advanced case of DL-GNT, with MRI showing all the features of what is currently thought to be the typical radiological presentation. The patient is currently undergoing treatment but remains severely handicapped by the disease. Cureus 2023-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10231907/ /pubmed/37265882 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38404 Text en Copyright © 2023, Saliba et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Saliba, Tom
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title_short Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumour
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231907/
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