Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

June 2004, Case 406-1. Quiz set! Click here to see.

A 5 month-old boy with a superficially located, partially cystic hemispheric mass

Clinical information: The patient was a 5-month old African American boy who presented with constant turning of the head to the left.  He also had a day of vomiting, diarrhea, and a single seizure.  Imaging revealed a large superficial, partially cystic, enhancing cerebral left hemispheric mass.

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SYN: Synaptophysin; GFAP: Glial fibrillary acidic protein.

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