Lhermitte–Duclos disease
| Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (DGC) |
| Lhermitte-Duclos disease histology | |
| Specialty | Neuro-oncology |
Lhermitte–Duclos disease (LDD) (English: /ˌlɛərˈmiːtˌduːˈkloʊ/), also called dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (DGC), is a rare, slowly growing tumor of the cerebellum, a gangliocytoma sometimes considered to be a hamartoma, characterized by diffuse hypertrophy of the granular layer of the cerebellum. It is often associated with Cowden syndrome. It was described by Jacques Jean Lhermitte and P. Duclos in 1920.