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==Overview==
==Overview==


==CT==
==CT==
Head CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioglioma.
* Gangliogliomas lack distinctive features by CT scan. The tumor may present as:
''Partially cystic'' mass with an enhancing mural nodule is seen in 45% of cases. They may also simply present as a ''solid'' mass expanding the overlying [[gyrus]]. An infiltrating mass is uncommon and may reflect higher [[grade]].<ref name=dd>Imaging of ganglioglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioglioma</ref>
:* Solid or cystic mass
 
:* Isodense or hypodense<ref name="pmid26948368">{{cite journal| author=Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D| title=Rare glial tumors. | journal=Handb Clin Neurol | year= 2016 | volume= 134 | issue=  | pages= 399-415 | pmid=26948368 | doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26948368  }} </ref>
On Head CT scan, ganglioglioma is characterized by:
* Ganglioglioma might have calcifications which are easily detected on CT scan.<ref name= >{{cite book | last = Hayat | first = M. A. | title = Tumors of the central nervous system | publisher = Springer | location = Dordrecht New York | year = 2012 | isbn = 978-94-007-5487-4 }}</ref>
 
*Iso- or hypodense
 
*Frequently calcified ~35%
 
*[[Bony remodeling]] or thinning (indicates the slow growing nature of the [[tumor]])
 
*Enhancement in 50% of cases (involving the ''solid non-calcified'' component)


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==References==
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  • Gangliogliomas lack distinctive features by CT scan. The tumor may present as:
  • Solid or cystic mass
  • Isodense or hypodense[1]
  • Ganglioglioma might have calcifications which are easily detected on CT scan.[2]

References

  1. Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D (2016). "Rare glial tumors". Handb Clin Neurol. 134: 399–415. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID 26948368.
  2. Hayat, M. A. (2012). Tumors of the central nervous system. Dordrecht New York: Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-5487-4.


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