Abstract
A case of Lhermitte-Duclos disease (dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum) is described. Seventeen years after the diagnosis was made, the patient developed a malignant astrocytoma of the cerebrum, an association only once previously reported. The clinical presentation and radiological features are presented.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Astrocytoma / complications*
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Astrocytoma / diagnosis
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Astrocytoma / pathology*
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Brain Neoplasms / complications
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
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Cerebellar Neoplasms / complications*
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Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
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Cerebellum / pathology*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
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Female
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Ganglioneuroma / complications*
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Ganglioneuroma / pathology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Occipital Lobe / pathology*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed