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Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma Journal Articles
This tumor was first described as a new type in 1987 by VandenBerg. These are all the abstracts found for this disease on PubMed. If you are a student at a university, or have access to a university medical library; you should be able to access and print out most of these complete journal articles for free. Enjoy your reading!

Sorted By Date, Starting With The Most Current
Current as of February 12, 2005

Cervico-medullary desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma
An unusual case with diffuse leptomeningeal dissemination at diagnosis.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2005 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 15702481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma: cytologic findings and differential diagnosis on aspiration material.
Cytojournal 2005 Jan 11;2(1):1.
PMID: 15644137 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: MRI and histological findings case report.
Neuroradiology 2004 Nov 18; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 15551129 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: a rare tumor with an unusual presentation.
Ann Diagn Pathol 2004 Oct;8(5):280-3.
PMID: 15494934 [PubMed - in process]

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma -- a case report.
Neurol India 2004 Sep;52(3):384-6.
PMID: 15472436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

MR imaging in the diagnosis of desmoplastic infantile tumor: retrospective study of six cases.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2004 Jun-Jul;25(6):1028-33.
PMID: 15205142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Postoperative regression of desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas: report of two cases.
Neurosurgery 2003 Oct;53(4):979-83; discussion 983-4. Review.
PMID: 14519230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Papillary glioneuronal tumor--a new variant of benign mixed brain neoplasm.
Pol J Pathol 2003;54(1):75-8.
PMID: 12817884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Therapeutic strategies and management of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: two case reports and literature overview.
Childs Nerv Syst 2003 Jun;19(5-6):359-66. Epub 2003 May 29. Review.
PMID: 12783262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Childs Nerv Syst 2003 Jun;19(5-6):292-7. Epub 2003 May 16.
PMID: 12750935 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Gliofibroma with extensive calcified deposits.
Clin Neuropathol. 2003 Jan-Feb;22(1):14-22. Review.
PMID: 12617189

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: a potentially malignant tumor?
Am J Surg Pathol 2002 Nov;26(11):1515-22.
PMID: 12409729

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma--clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of four cases.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2002 Oct;18(9-10):463-7.
PMID: 12382166

Neuronal tumors of the central nervous system: radiologic findings and pathologic correlation.
Radiographics. 2002 Sep-Oct;22(5):1177-89.
PMID: 12235346

Desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma: a search for genomic characteristics.
Acta Neuropathol (Berl). 2002 Aug;104(2):144-8.
PMID: 12111357

Good clinical course in infants with desmoplastic cerebral neuroepithelial tumor treated by surgery alone.
J Neurooncol. 2002 Aug;59(1):63-9.
PMID: 12222839

Neuroradiological findings of relatively rare tumors of the brain
Nippon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi. 2002 Aug;62(9):463-70. Review. Japanese.
PMID: 12235862 - The abstract is in english but the article is in Japanese

Molecular evidence of apoptotic death in malignant brain tumors including glioblastoma multiforme: upregulation of calpain and caspase-3.
J Neurosci Res. 2002 Jul 15;69(2):197-206.
PMID: 12111801

Glioneuronal tumors of the central nervous system.
Brain Tumor Pathol. 2002;19(2):51-8. Review.
PMID: 12622133

Chronological changes on magnetic resonance images in a case of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2002 Jan;36(1):29-32.
PMID: 11818743

Cytologic features of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: a report of two cases.
Acta Cytol. 2001 Nov-Dec;45(6):1037-42.
PMID: 11726100

From the archives of the AFIP: superficial gliomas: radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Radiographics. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6):1533-56. Review.
PMID: 11706224

Mixed conventional and desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: an autopsied case with 6-year follow-up.
Mod Pathol. 2001 Jul;14(7):720-6.
PMID: 11455006

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG): cranial ultrasound findings.
Pediatr Radiol. 2001 Jun;31(6):403-5.
PMID: 11436886

December 2000: 6 month old boy with 2 week history of progressive lethargy.
Brain Pathol. 2001 Apr;11(2):265-6.
PMID: 11303803

Infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma and desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy
Pol J Pathol. 2001;52(4 Suppl):95-8. Review. Polish. No abstract available.
PMID: 11987619

Desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma. Case report.
J Neurosurg Sci. 2000 Sep;44(3):150-4.
PMID: 11126451

The management of desmoplastic neuroepithelial tumours in childhood.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2000 Jan;16(1):8-14.
PMID: 10672423

Image interpretation session: 1999. Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Radiographics. 2000 Jan-Feb;20(1):276-8. No abstract available.
PMID: 10682792

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG)
Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu. 2000;(28 Pt 3):75-6. Review. Japanese. No abstract available.
PMID: 11043186 - This article is in Japanese

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1999 Nov-Dec;2(6):582-7.
PMID: 10508884

Second malignancies in young children with primary brain tumors following treatment with prolonged postoperative chemotherapy and delayed irradiation: a Pediatric Oncology Group study.
Ann Neurol. 1998 Sep;44(3):313-6.
PMID: 9749596

Infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma: a clinical, histopathological and epidemiological study of five cases
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1998 Sep;56(3A):443-8. Portuguese.
PMID: 9754426

Unique desmoplastic cerebral tumor in a patient with complex partial seizures.
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1998 May-Jun;1(3):234-42.
PMID: 10463284

Desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy: a case report.
Folia Neuropathol. 1998;36(1):45-51.
PMID: 9595863

High amino acid uptake in a low-grade desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma in a 14-year-old patient.
Neurosurg Rev. 1998;21(1):31-5.
PMID: 9584283

Neuropathology of pediatric brain tumors.
Semin Pediatr Neurol. 1997 Dec;4(4):282-91. Review.
PMID: 9447621

Desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma with metastases at presentation.
Mod Pathol. 1997 Sep;10(9):945-51. Review.
PMID: 9310960

The revised WHO classification of brain tumors. Radiological aspects of 4 new tumor entities
Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr. 1997 Jun;166(6):522-7. German.
PMID: 9273005

Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage of structural origin during the first year of life.
Childs Nerv Syst. 1997 Mar;13(3):154-65. Review.
PMID: 9137857

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Acta Oncol. 1997;36(6):655-7. No abstract available.
PMID: 9408160

Telomere associations in desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1996 Nov;92(1):4-7.
PMID: 8956861

Desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma.
J Neurosurg Sci. 1996 Sep-Dec;40(3-4):235-8.
PMID: 9165432

Gliofibroma: a distinct entity or a subtype of desmoplastic astrocytoma?
Hum Pathol. 1996 Jun;27(6):610-3.
PMID: 8666374

Desmoplastic cerebral glioblastoma of infancy.
Br J Neurosurg. 1996 Apr;10(2):215-9.
PMID: 8861317

CT and MRI aspects of supratentorial hemispheric tumors of childhood and adolescence.
Childs Nerv Syst. 1995 Oct;11(10):559-67.
PMID: 8556721

Revised WHO classification and new developments in diagnosis of central nervous system tumors
Pathologe. 1995 Jul;16(4):245-55. Review. German.
PMID: 7667206

Lesionectomy of MRI detected lesions in children with epilepsy.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 1995;22(4):167-73.
PMID: 7619716

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: CT and MRI features.
Pediatr Radiol. 1995;25(7):540-3.
PMID: 8545186

Clinical, radiological and histological findings in desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma.
Childs Nerv Syst. 1994 Sep;10(7):458-62; discussion 462-3.
PMID: 7842437

Desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas: an approach to therapy.
Neurosurgery. 1994 Apr;34(4):583-9; discussion 589.
PMID: 8008154

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma and desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma--have these neoplasms a common origin?
Folia Neuropathol. 1994;32(4):237-9.
PMID: 7889337

A case of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma
Noshuyo Byori. 1994;11(1):93-8. Review. Japanese.
PMID: 8162157 - This Article is in Japanese

The new WHO classification of brain tumours.
Brain Pathol. 1993 Jul;3(3):255-68. Review.
PMID: 8293185

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma and desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy.
Brain Pathol. 1993 Jul;3(3):275-81. Review.
PMID: 8293187

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma--case report.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1993 Jul;33(7):463-6.
PMID: 7692325

MRI of gangliocytoma of cerebellum and spinal cord.
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1993 May-Jun;17(3):488-91.
PMID: 8491919

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma with extraparenchymatous cyst--case report.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1993 Mar;33(3):177-80.
PMID: 7683126

Problems in the nosology of desmoplastic tumors of childhood.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 1993 Mar-Apr;19(2):57-62.
PMID: 8443097

Desmoplastic ganglioglioma: report of two non-infantile cases.
Acta Neuropathol (Berl). 1993;85(2):199-204.
PMID: 8442411

Desmoplastic cerebral astrocytomas of infancy: a histopathologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular genetic study.
Hum Pathol. 1992 Dec;23(12):1402-9.
PMID: 1468778

Desmoplastic supratentorial neuroepithelial tumours of infancy.
Histopathology. 1992 Jul;21(1):43-9. Review.
PMID: 1634201

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: CT and MR features.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1991 Nov-Dec;12(6):1195-7. No abstract available.
PMID: 1763751

The pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma and its differential diagnosis: a study of five cases.
Hum Pathol. 1991 Nov;22(11):1128-35.
PMID: 1743696

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma
Pathologe. 1991 Mar;12(2):109-12. German. No abstract available.
PMID: 2057458 - This article is in German

The pathological spectrum of desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas.
Histopathology. 1990 Mar;16(3):235-41.
PMID: 2332209

Embryonal central neuroepithelial tumors: current concepts and future challenges.
Cancer Metastasis Rev. 1987;5(4):343-65. Review.
PMID: 2882864

Desmoplastic supratentorial neuroepithelial tumors of infancy with divergent differentiation potential ("desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas"). Report on 11 cases of a distinctive embryonal tumor with favorable prognosis.
J Neurosurg. 1987 Jan;66(1):58-71.
PMID: 3097276