Chiofalo Maria Grazia, Cappabianca Paolo, Del Basso De Caro Maria Laura, Pezzullo Luciano
Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Via S Caterina da Siena 78, 80132, Naples, Italy.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Apr;82(2):183-5. doi: 10.1007/s11060-006-9263-5. Epub 2006 Oct 5.
A 46-year-old female patient with previously recognized Graves' ophthalmopathy, underwent total thyroidectomy. After thyroid surgery exophthalmos worsened and signs unsteadiness of gait appeared. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the basal portion of the left cerebellar hemisphere. Therefore, the patient underwent surgery. Pathological examination revealed dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (Lhermitte-Duclos disease).