# Anaplastic ganglioglioma in pregnancy a cause of cerebral edema and maternal death

## TL;DR

A rare brain tumor called anaplastic ganglioglioma in a pregnant woman led to severe complications and her death after childbirth.

## Contribution

This case report highlights the rare occurrence and fatal outcome of anaplastic ganglioglioma during pregnancy.

## Key findings

- Anaplastic ganglioglioma is extremely rare during pregnancy.
- The tumor caused cerebral edema and maternal death postpartum.
- No established protocol exists for managing this condition during pregnancy.

## Abstract

The true incidence of anaplastic ganglioglioma during pregnancy is extremely rare, very few cases have been reported in the literature.

This is a report of a case of anaplastic ganglioglioma diagnosed in pregnancy. The patient is a 23-year-old primigravida who presented at 19 weeks of gestation headache and a convulsive episode. Her workup revealed a rare cerebral tumor that progressed to a neurological decline and died during the postpartum period.

Anaplastic ganglioglioma is an aggressive counterpart of Glial tumors; in pregnancy they are rare and symptoms are nonspecific. The outcome for the mother in this case fatal and a protocol for these cases has not yet been reported.