Caroli Emanuela, Orlando Epimenio Ramundo, Ferrante Luigi
Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, Policlinico S. Andrea, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2005 Nov;21(11):1000-3. doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-1076-2. Epub 2005 Jan 27.
Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is an uncommon entity characterised by the diffuse overgrowth of large parts of the brain by glial cells. Reports in the literature often refer to adult patients, its occurrence in children being even more rare.
We report the case of an 8-year-old boy with GC and discuss the problem of intra vitam diagnosis.
Diagnosis of GC is very difficult; thus, cases diagnosed during life are rare.
大脑胶质瘤病(GC)是一种罕见的疾病,其特征是大脑大部分区域被胶质细胞弥漫性过度生长。文献报道多涉及成年患者,在儿童中更为罕见。
我们报告一例8岁患大脑胶质瘤病的男孩病例,并讨论生前诊断问题。
大脑胶质瘤病的诊断非常困难;因此,生前确诊的病例很罕见。