Ganglioglioma natural history

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Patients with ganglioglioma may progress to develop local recurrence. Complications that can develop as a result of ganglioglioma are metastasis and local recurrence. Prognosis is generally good with treatment.^[1]

Natural History

Patients with ganglioglioma may progress to develop local recurrence. Symptoms are usually slowly progressive. Due to their non-specific nature, the diagnosis is often delayed.

Complications

Common complications of ganglioglioma include:

Metastasis
Local recurrence

Prognosis

The prognosis of ganglioglioma is good with treatment, and the 10-year survival rate of children with ganglioglioma is approximately 90%.^[2]

References

↑ Features of ganglioglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioglioma
↑ Lang FF, Epstein FJ, Ransohoff J, Allen JC, Wisoff J, Abbott IR; et al. (1993). “Central nervous system gangliogliomas. Part 2: Clinical outcome”. J Neurosurg. 79 (6): 867–73. doi:10.3171/jns.1993.79.6.0867. PMID 8246055.

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[dd-1] Features of ganglioglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioglioma

[pmid8246055-2] Lang FF, Epstein FJ, Ransohoff J, Allen JC, Wisoff J, Abbott IR; et al. (1993). “Central nervous system gangliogliomas. Part 2: Clinical outcome”. J Neurosurg. 79 (6): 867–73. doi:10.3171/jns.1993.79.6.0867. PMID 8246055.

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