Hypervascularity in Lhermitte-Duclos disease--case report

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1997 May;37(5):403-6. doi: 10.2176/nmc.37.403.

Abstract

A 61-year-old male presented with a hypervascular variant of dysplastic gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) manifesting as gait disorder. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging both showed enhancement of the tumor after injection of contrast medium. Angiography demonstrated a tumor stain. Histological examination showed a double-layered structure comprising an outer layer of myelinated axons and an inner layer of dysplastic granular cells, and numerous dilated thin-walled blood vessels. Partial resection of the tumor resulted in resolution of the neurological deficit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / blood supply*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ganglioneuroma / blood supply*
  • Ganglioneuroma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed