Infratentorial ganglioglioma mimicking a cerebellar metastasis

Int J Neurosci. 2024 Jun;134(1):11-15. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2022.2082965. Epub 2022 Jun 2.

Abstract

We report a case of an infratentorial ganglioglioma in a 56-year-old male, who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the diagnostic workup for a suspected lung cancer. The MRI scan revealed a space-occupying lesion of the left lobulus semilunaris superior cerebelli, which was assumed being a metastasis. The asymptomatic lesion was resected to establish the diagnosis. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies showed a ganglioglioma with World Health Organization grade I characteristics. Although ganglioglioma typically exhibits a supratentorial predilection, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of lesions occurring in the cerebellum.

Keywords: Ganglioglioma; MR; brain metastasis; glioma; infratentorial.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellum / diagnostic imaging
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ganglioglioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ganglioglioma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged