Ganglioglioma of conus medullaris in a patient of neurofibromatosis type 1: A novel association?

Ganglioglioma of the conus region is quite rare with only 12 reported cases. Ganglioglioma shares biologic features with neurofibromatosis leading to suggestions that the co-existence of the two diseases may be more than coincidental. We report a case of ganglioglioma of the conus medullaris in a pa...

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Autores principales: Sundar, Ilangovan Vijay, Jaiswal, Manish, Purohit, Devendra, Mittal, R. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27695570
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.145088
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Sumario:Ganglioglioma of the conus region is quite rare with only 12 reported cases. Ganglioglioma shares biologic features with neurofibromatosis leading to suggestions that the co-existence of the two diseases may be more than coincidental. We report a case of ganglioglioma of the conus medullaris in a patient of neurofibromatosis and explore the possible association of the two diseases.

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