DESMOPLASTIC CEREBRAL GLIOBLASTOMA OF INFANCY

A distinctive glial tumour in an 8-month-old child characterized by su perficial location, attachment to the dura, desmoplasia and histologic al malignancy is described. The tumour differed from ''desmoplastic ce rebral astrocytoma of infancy'' and ''desmoplastic infantile gangliogl ioma'' by virtue of the presence of frequent mitoses and necrosis and lack of basal lamina. We have termed this tumour a ''desmoplastic cere bral glioblastoma of infancy''. The differential diagnosis and the ori gin of the desmoplasia are discussed.