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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (NEURONAL) | Ganglioglioma | 4A1 Ganglioglioma (Case 4) FLAIR - Copy

Case 4 History ---- The patient is an 18 year old man with a several month long history of headache, nausea, and vomiting who recently noticed difficulty reading. Subsequent exam by an optometrist showed papilledema. MRI showed a complex suprasellar/right thalamic mass with solid enhancing and non-enhancing cystic components, measuring 3.9 cm x 2.5 cm x 3.6 cm. Radiologic differential diagnosis: Pilocytic astrocytoma > ganglioglioma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, >> germ cell tumor, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma. Operative procedure: Craniotomy with resection of tumor. ---- 4A1-4 4A1 A cystic mass arises from the deep gray as shown by FLAIR scan.

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