Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor in Adults: Case Report and Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor (DLGNT), a new addition to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification, is a rare childhood neoplasm presenting with disseminated leptomeningeal enhancement and an occasional intraparenchymal mass. Diagnosis is often impeded by infectious/immunological differentials, necessitating a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. We report an adult male with DLGNT without hydrocephalus, which is rare in patients with cerebellar masses.

Case presentation

A 56-year-old man presented with headaches, vertigo, diplopia, impaired hearing, and gait imbalance over 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic right cerebellar mass with its leptomeningeal dissemination but without hydrocephalus. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis r

SUBMITTER: de Los Reyes-Nabhan NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890803 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature