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We report the atypical MRI features and histopathological findings of a desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma in an 8-year-old girl. The mass was predominantly solid with a large, solid, non-enhancing exophytic component. The adjacent brain showed cortical necrosis and white-matter gliosis, suggesting earlier hypoxia.
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Kesavadas, C., Sonwalker, H., Thomas, B. et al. Atypical MRI appearance of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma. Pediatr Radiol 35, 1024–1026 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-1497-4
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