Tumours of the ganglion cells
Introduction. Tumours of ganglion cells are very rare. They include: gangliocytoma, ganglioneuroma, LhermitteDuclos disease and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour. All require microscope identification of well differentiated neurons for diagnosis. Their pathogenesis is not fully understood. Some workers consider them to be dysplasias rather than true neoplasias; others refer to them as malformations. Objective. We aim to analyze the most characteristic findings of these tumours with regard to the elements of which they are composed, their epidemiology, behavior on imaging investigations (CT and MR) and treatment. Clinical cases. We present two cases: one patient with a gangliocytoma and one with a ganglioglioma. Both were treated surgically, confirmed on histological study and had good clinical results
Objetivo Se trata de analizar los hallazgos más característicos de estos tumores en cuanto a los elementos que los componen, epidemiología, comportamiento en las pruebas por imagen (TC y RM) y tratamiento.
Casos clínicos Presentamos dos casos: un paciente con gangliocitoma y otro con ganglioglioma, ambos intervenidos quirúrgicamente con confirmación histológica y con una buena evolución clínica
