Intramedullary spinal cord ganglioglioma: Case report and comparative literature review.

Introduction: Intramedullary spinal cord gangliogliomas (ISCGGs) account for 35-40% of all intramedullary tumors in children. These tumors have a different algorithm for treatment and prognosis than other medullary tumors, such as astrocytomas and spinal ependymomas. The objective of the study was to review the literature and examine an approach to diagnosing and treating this tumor based on a case report of ISCGG diagnosed at our center.

Clinical usefulness of coregistered 11C-methionine positron emission tomography/3-T magnetic resonance imaging at the follow-up of acromegaly.

Objective: This study sought to characterize the utility of coregistered 11C-methionine positron emission tomography (MET-PET) with 3-T magnetic resonance imaging (3T MRI) in the diagnosis and follow-up of pituitary adenomas in patients with acromegaly and to compare MET-PET and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose emission tomography (FDG-PET) for the evaluation of active or recurrent disease.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study. It included a total of 17 patients, 6 patients with a new diagnosis of acromegaly and 11 patients who had previously undergone resection of a confirmed growth hormone-secreting adenoma.

[Cranial fasciitis: a case report and review of the literature].

Cranial fasciitis is an uncommon, rapidly-growing, benign, non-tumoural, myofibroblastic lesion of the skull, found mainly among young children in their first year of life. It is histologically similar to nodular fasciitis and pseudosarcomatous fasciitis. It may mimic more aggressive pathologies, such as sarcomatosis or histiocytosis, due to its rapid, nodular growth in subcutaneous tissue.

[Sciatica secondary to extrapelvic endometriosis affecting the piriformis muscle. Case report].

Objective: We present a case report of symptomatic compression of the right sciatic nerve notch, secondary to piriformis muscle endometriosis, as well as a literature review.

Material And Methods: We report the case of a 29-year-old woman with 2-year evolution of right chronic sciatica. During the first year, symptoms were episodic and associated with menstruation.