RESUMEN
Cerebral ganglioneuroblastoma is an embryonal tumor of the central nervous system, which has been rarely encountered into the spinal cord. The standard treatment for ganglioneuroblastoma is complete surgical excision. A 15-year old boy was presented with cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intradural and intramedullar enhancing lesion over T2 spine. A histomorphological diagnosis was made in the presence of immature small round cells admixed with a good number of ganglion cells. The morphological diagnosis was verified by immunohistochemistry. This is the first reported case of compressive myelopathy in the thoracic region of the spine.
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Adolescente , Ganglioneuroblastoma/diagnóstico , Ganglioneuroblastoma/epidemiología , Ganglioneuroblastoma/cirugía , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias de la Médula Espinal/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de la Médula Espinal/epidemiología , Neoplasias de la Médula Espinal/cirugía , Vértebras Torácicas/patologíaRESUMEN
Aspergillosis of central nervous system is an uncommon infection mainly occurring in immunocompromised patient. It may be present in several forms: abscess, meningitis, mycotic aneurysm, infarction and in tumoral form. Here we report a case of cerebral aspergillosis presenting as bilateral frontal lobe abscess without evidence of any underlying systemic disorder or extracranial disease.