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Childhood ganglioglioma

MedGen UID:
234128
•Concept ID:
C1332969
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Childhood Ganglioglioma

Definition

A ganglioglioma that arises from the central nervous system and occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

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  • Childhood ganglioglioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The impact of technical adjuncts in the surgical management of cerebral hemispheric low-grade gliomas of childhood.
Berger MS
J Neurooncol 1996 May-Jun;28(2-3):129-55. doi: 10.1007/BF00250195. PMID: 8832458

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Posterior cortex epilepsy surgery in childhood and adolescence: Predictors of long-term seizure outcome.
Ramantani G, Stathi A, Brandt A, Strobl K, Schubert-Bast S, Wiegand G, Korinthenberg R, van Velthoven V, Zentner J, Schulze-Bonhage A, Bast T
Epilepsia 2017 Mar;58(3):412-419. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/epi.13654. PMID: 28098941
Occurrence of DNET and other brain tumors in Noonan syndrome warrants caution with growth hormone therapy.
McWilliams GD, SantaCruz K, Hart B, Clericuzio C
Am J Med Genet A 2016 Jan;170A(1):195-201. Epub 2015 Sep 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37379. PMID: 26377682
Molecular pathways in gliomagenesis and their relevance to neuropathologic diagnosis.
Appin CL, Brat DJ
Adv Anat Pathol 2015 Jan;22(1):50-8. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000048. PMID: 25461780
Childhood ganglioglioma and medically intractable epilepsy. A clinicopathological study of 15 patients and a review of the literature.
Khajavi K, Comair YG, Prayson RA, Wyllie E, Palmer J, Estes ML, Hahn JF
Pediatr Neurosurg 1995;22(4):181-8. doi: 10.1159/000120899. PMID: 7619718
The new WHO classification of brain tumours.
Kleihues P, Burger PC, Scheithauer BW
Brain Pathol 1993 Jul;3(3):255-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1993.tb00752.x. PMID: 8293185

Diagnosis

A rare tumor in the sellar region: ganglioglioma, a case report and a general overview.
Erkan B, Demir S, Akpinar E, Akkurt TS, Tanriverdi O, Gunaldi O
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Dec;39(12):3621-3626. Epub 2023 Jul 11 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-06073-1. PMID: 37432397
Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization across Major Histological Types of Pediatric Brain Cancer.
Petralia F, Tignor N, Reva B, Koptyra M, Chowdhury S, Rykunov D, Krek A, Ma W, Zhu Y, Ji J, Calinawan A, Whiteaker JR, Colaprico A, Stathias V, Omelchenko T, Song X, Raman P, Guo Y, Brown MA, Ivey RG, Szpyt J, Guha Thakurta S, Gritsenko MA, Weitz KK, Lopez G, Kalayci S, Gümüş ZH, Yoo S, da Veiga Leprevost F, Chang HY, Krug K, Katsnelson L, Wang Y, Kennedy JJ, Voytovich UJ, Zhao L, Gaonkar KS, Ennis BM, Zhang B, Baubet V, Tauhid L, Lilly JV, Mason JL, Farrow B, Young N, Leary S, Moon J, Petyuk VA, Nazarian J, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Lober RM, Rivero-Hinojosa S, Wang LB, Wang JM, Broberg M, Chu RK, Moore RJ, Monroe ME, Zhao R, Smith RD, Zhu J, Robles AI, Mesri M, Boja E, Hiltke T, Rodriguez H, Zhang B, Schadt EE, Mani DR, Ding L, Iavarone A, Wiznerowicz M, Schürer S, Chen XS, Heath AP, Rokita JL, Nesvizhskii AI, Fenyö D, Rodland KD, Liu T, Gygi SP, Paulovich AG, Resnick AC, Storm PB, Rood BR, Wang P; Children’s Brain Tumor Network; Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium
Cell 2020 Dec 23;183(7):1962-1985.e31. Epub 2020 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.044. PMID: 33242424Free PMC Article
Molecular pathways in gliomagenesis and their relevance to neuropathologic diagnosis.
Appin CL, Brat DJ
Adv Anat Pathol 2015 Jan;22(1):50-8. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000048. PMID: 25461780
Childhood ganglioglioma and medically intractable epilepsy. A clinicopathological study of 15 patients and a review of the literature.
Khajavi K, Comair YG, Prayson RA, Wyllie E, Palmer J, Estes ML, Hahn JF
Pediatr Neurosurg 1995;22(4):181-8. doi: 10.1159/000120899. PMID: 7619718
The new WHO classification of brain tumours.
Kleihues P, Burger PC, Scheithauer BW
Brain Pathol 1993 Jul;3(3):255-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1993.tb00752.x. PMID: 8293185

Therapy

Epilepsy-associated tumours: what epileptologists should know about neuropathology, terminology, and classification systems.
Holthausen H, Blümcke I
Epileptic Disord 2016 Sep 1;18(3):240-51. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0851. PMID: 27506282
Occurrence of DNET and other brain tumors in Noonan syndrome warrants caution with growth hormone therapy.
McWilliams GD, SantaCruz K, Hart B, Clericuzio C
Am J Med Genet A 2016 Jan;170A(1):195-201. Epub 2015 Sep 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37379. PMID: 26377682
Diffuse and focal brain stem tumors in childhood: prognostic factors and surgical outcome. Experience in a single institution.
Sandri A, Sardi N, Genitori L, Giordano F, Peretta P, Basso ME, Bertin D, Mastrodicasa L, Todisco L, Mussa F, Forni M, Ricardi U, Cordero di Montezemolo L, Madon E
Childs Nerv Syst 2006 Sep;22(9):1127-35. Epub 2006 Mar 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-006-0083-x. PMID: 16568342
Pineal region tumors of childhood.
Packer RJ, Sutton LN, Rosenstock JG, Rorke LB, Bilaniuk LT, Zimmerman RA, Littman PA, Bruce DA, Schut L
Pediatrics 1984 Jul;74(1):97-102. PMID: 6739222
Cerebral gangliogliomas during childhood.
Sutton LN, Packer RJ, Rorke LB, Bruce DA, Schut L
Neurosurgery 1983 Aug;13(2):124-8. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198308000-00003. PMID: 6888690

Prognosis

Clinical and histopathological profile of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: An experience from a tertiary care center.
Gupta P, Siraj F, Malik A, Shankar KB
J Cancer Res Ther 2021 Jul-Sep;17(4):912-916. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_632_19. PMID: 34528541
Posterior cortex epilepsy surgery in childhood and adolescence: Predictors of long-term seizure outcome.
Ramantani G, Stathi A, Brandt A, Strobl K, Schubert-Bast S, Wiegand G, Korinthenberg R, van Velthoven V, Zentner J, Schulze-Bonhage A, Bast T
Epilepsia 2017 Mar;58(3):412-419. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/epi.13654. PMID: 28098941
Molecular pathways in gliomagenesis and their relevance to neuropathologic diagnosis.
Appin CL, Brat DJ
Adv Anat Pathol 2015 Jan;22(1):50-8. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000048. PMID: 25461780
Diffuse and focal brain stem tumors in childhood: prognostic factors and surgical outcome. Experience in a single institution.
Sandri A, Sardi N, Genitori L, Giordano F, Peretta P, Basso ME, Bertin D, Mastrodicasa L, Todisco L, Mussa F, Forni M, Ricardi U, Cordero di Montezemolo L, Madon E
Childs Nerv Syst 2006 Sep;22(9):1127-35. Epub 2006 Mar 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-006-0083-x. PMID: 16568342
Childhood ganglioglioma and medically intractable epilepsy. A clinicopathological study of 15 patients and a review of the literature.
Khajavi K, Comair YG, Prayson RA, Wyllie E, Palmer J, Estes ML, Hahn JF
Pediatr Neurosurg 1995;22(4):181-8. doi: 10.1159/000120899. PMID: 7619718

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and histopathological profile of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: An experience from a tertiary care center.
Gupta P, Siraj F, Malik A, Shankar KB
J Cancer Res Ther 2021 Jul-Sep;17(4):912-916. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_632_19. PMID: 34528541
Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization across Major Histological Types of Pediatric Brain Cancer.
Petralia F, Tignor N, Reva B, Koptyra M, Chowdhury S, Rykunov D, Krek A, Ma W, Zhu Y, Ji J, Calinawan A, Whiteaker JR, Colaprico A, Stathias V, Omelchenko T, Song X, Raman P, Guo Y, Brown MA, Ivey RG, Szpyt J, Guha Thakurta S, Gritsenko MA, Weitz KK, Lopez G, Kalayci S, Gümüş ZH, Yoo S, da Veiga Leprevost F, Chang HY, Krug K, Katsnelson L, Wang Y, Kennedy JJ, Voytovich UJ, Zhao L, Gaonkar KS, Ennis BM, Zhang B, Baubet V, Tauhid L, Lilly JV, Mason JL, Farrow B, Young N, Leary S, Moon J, Petyuk VA, Nazarian J, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Lober RM, Rivero-Hinojosa S, Wang LB, Wang JM, Broberg M, Chu RK, Moore RJ, Monroe ME, Zhao R, Smith RD, Zhu J, Robles AI, Mesri M, Boja E, Hiltke T, Rodriguez H, Zhang B, Schadt EE, Mani DR, Ding L, Iavarone A, Wiznerowicz M, Schürer S, Chen XS, Heath AP, Rokita JL, Nesvizhskii AI, Fenyö D, Rodland KD, Liu T, Gygi SP, Paulovich AG, Resnick AC, Storm PB, Rood BR, Wang P; Children’s Brain Tumor Network; Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium
Cell 2020 Dec 23;183(7):1962-1985.e31. Epub 2020 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.044. PMID: 33242424Free PMC Article
Posterior cortex epilepsy surgery in childhood and adolescence: Predictors of long-term seizure outcome.
Ramantani G, Stathi A, Brandt A, Strobl K, Schubert-Bast S, Wiegand G, Korinthenberg R, van Velthoven V, Zentner J, Schulze-Bonhage A, Bast T
Epilepsia 2017 Mar;58(3):412-419. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/epi.13654. PMID: 28098941
Molecular pathways in gliomagenesis and their relevance to neuropathologic diagnosis.
Appin CL, Brat DJ
Adv Anat Pathol 2015 Jan;22(1):50-8. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000048. PMID: 25461780
Central neuronal tumors in childhood: relationship to dysplasia.
Becker LE
J Neurooncol 1995;24(1):13-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01052652. PMID: 8523068

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