Lhermitte-Duclos disease

A 46-year-old female patient with previously recognized Graves' ophthalmopathy, underwent total thyroidectomy. After thyroid surgery exophthalmos worsened and signs unsteadiness of gait appeared. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the basal portion of the left cerebellar hemisphere....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neuro-oncology 2007-04, Vol.82 (2), p.183-185
Hauptverfasser:	Chiofalo, Maria Grazia, Cappabianca, Paolo, Del Basso De Caro, Maria Laura, Pezzullo, Luciano
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology Cerebellar Neoplasms - surgery Female Ganglioneuroma - pathology Ganglioneuroma - surgery Graves Disease - surgery Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Thyroidectomy
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Zusammenfassung:	A 46-year-old female patient with previously recognized Graves' ophthalmopathy, underwent total thyroidectomy. After thyroid surgery exophthalmos worsened and signs unsteadiness of gait appeared. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the basal portion of the left cerebellar hemisphere. Therefore, the patient underwent surgery. Pathological examination revealed dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (Lhermitte-Duclos disease).
ISSN:	0167-594X 1573-7373
DOI:	10.1007/s11060-006-9263-5