Abdelrahman Amro, Abass Shahd M, Abdalla Elhassan M, Elamin Shuhal, Zaki Hany A, Fadul Khalid Y, Abugabala Muhammad, Elgassim Mohamed
Department: Medical Education department, HMC, Doha, Qatar.
Department: Khartoum State Ministry Of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Apr 24;19(7):2820-2825. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.03.057. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is a rare, slow-growing neoplasm that develops in the brain's posterior fossa. It can appear as a single lesion or as part of Cowden's syndrome. We report the case of a 51-year-old female with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and a previously treated neuroendocrine tumor, who presented to the hospital after experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Except for a tongue laceration, the neurological examination was unremarkable. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a T2 left cerebellar hemisphere pseudomass lesion with iso-hyperintense signals suggestive of Lhermitte-Duclos disease. This case describes a unique presentation of LDD and its various radiological manifestations, emphasizing the importance of neuroimaging in its diagnosis. Additionally, it contributes to the expanding literature on the varied manifestations of LDD.
Lhermitte-Duclos病(LDD)是一种罕见的、生长缓慢的肿瘤,发生于脑后颅窝。它可表现为单个病灶或作为考登综合征的一部分。我们报告一例51岁女性病例,该患者有糖尿病、高血压病史,曾接受过神经内分泌肿瘤治疗,在经历全身性强直阵挛发作后入院。除舌部裂伤外,神经系统检查无异常。脑部磁共振成像(MRI)显示左侧小脑半球T2加权像上有一个假肿块病变,信号等至高信号,提示Lhermitte-Duclos病。本病例描述了LDD的独特表现及其各种影像学表现,强调了神经影像学在其诊断中的重要性。此外,它也丰富了关于LDD多种表现的文献资料。