Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report

Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum, which is rare, tends to grow slowly, usually has good prognosis, and wherein the cerebellar cortex becomes thick and the central white matter is not observed. On MRI of the brain, it has hyperintense and hypointense presen...

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Main Authors: Bilal Abbasoglu, Murat Zaimoglu, Umit Eroglu, Cevriye Cansiz Ersoz, Ayhan Attar
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1725208
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Umit Eroglu
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Ayhan Attar
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description Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum, which is rare, tends to grow slowly, usually has good prognosis, and wherein the cerebellar cortex becomes thick and the central white matter is not observed. On MRI of the brain, it has hyperintense and hypointense presentations on T2- and T1-weighted scans, respectively. It has nonhomogenous contrasting pattern on T1-contrast scans. LDD can be seen unilaterally or bilaterally in the cerebellum. When the disease is located at the cerebellopontine angle, it can be mistaken for the tumors located in this region. Recurrence can occur postoperatively, which is rare. The present case is a rare one because the tumor was located at the cerebellopontine angle and radiologically mimicked cerebellopontine angle tumors.
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spelling doaj-art-e936b4316e894b6491f5af6aa7fa8f7c2025-08-20T02:21:53ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672021-07-01100216917210.1055/s-0041-1725208Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case ReportBilal Abbasoglu0Murat Zaimoglu1Umit Eroglu2Cevriye Cansiz Ersoz3Ayhan Attar4Medical Faculty Brain and Nerve Surgery Department, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyMedical Faculty Brain and Nerve Surgery Department, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyMedical Faculty Brain and Nerve Surgery Department, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyMedical Faculty Pathology Department, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyMedical Faculty Brain and Nerve Surgery Department, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyLhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum, which is rare, tends to grow slowly, usually has good prognosis, and wherein the cerebellar cortex becomes thick and the central white matter is not observed. On MRI of the brain, it has hyperintense and hypointense presentations on T2- and T1-weighted scans, respectively. It has nonhomogenous contrasting pattern on T1-contrast scans. LDD can be seen unilaterally or bilaterally in the cerebellum. When the disease is located at the cerebellopontine angle, it can be mistaken for the tumors located in this region. Recurrence can occur postoperatively, which is rare. The present case is a rare one because the tumor was located at the cerebellopontine angle and radiologically mimicked cerebellopontine angle tumors.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1725208cerebellopontine anglecerebellar gangliocytomalhermitte–duclos disease
spellingShingle Bilal Abbasoglu
Murat Zaimoglu
Umit Eroglu
Cevriye Cansiz Ersoz
Ayhan Attar
Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
cerebellopontine angle
cerebellar gangliocytoma
lhermitte–duclos disease
title Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report
title_full Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report
title_fullStr Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report
title_short Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Mimicking Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor: A Case Report
title_sort lhermitte duclos disease mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumor a case report
topic cerebellopontine angle
cerebellar gangliocytoma
lhermitte–duclos disease
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1725208
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