Lhermitte-Duclos Cerebellar Gangliocytoma

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06/29/23

Lhermitte-Duclos is an extremely rare disease where people develop cerebellar tumors called gangliocytomas. This disease is due to a genetic mutation in a tumor suppressor gene, PTEN, found in Cowden syndrome, that causes multiple growths and tumors during the person’s life. Here we meet a patient with symptoms of increased brain pressure from his tumor who requires a shunt surgery and a tumor resection surgery for his Lhermitte-Duclos tumor.

0:13 Background of Lhermitte-Duclos
09:35 Pre-operative interview of patient
22:45 Setup for surgery
24:38 Resection of cerebellar tumor
25:15 Post-operative course
28:35 Summary
29:52 Review of pathology

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