Extraventricular Neurocytoma in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neurocytomas are relatively rare central nervous system tumors first described in intraventricular sites but increasingly recognized in the brain and spinal cord parenchyma. Herewith, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl with generalized seizures. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging...

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Published in:Journal of child neurology 2009-04, Vol.24 (4), p.491-494
Main Authors: Mpairamidis, Evriviadis, Alexiou, George A., Stefanaki, Kalliopi, Sfakianos, George, Prodromou, Neofytos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Cerebral Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Arteries - pathology
Cerebral Veins - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Veins - pathology
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Frontal Lobe - diagnostic imaging
Frontal Lobe - pathology
Frontal Lobe - surgery
Humans
Lateral Ventricles - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control
Neurocytoma - diagnostic imaging
Neurocytoma - pathology
Neurocytoma - surgery
Neurosurgical Procedures
Seizures - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Neurocytomas are relatively rare central nervous system tumors first described in intraventricular sites but increasingly recognized in the brain and spinal cord parenchyma. Herewith, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl with generalized seizures. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion in the left frontal lobe. Angiography showed minimal vascularity. The tumor was totally excised. Histopathologic examination demonstrated an extraventricular neurocytoma. On follow-up magnetic resonance imaging after 1 year, no evidence of tumor recurrence was noted. Cerebral neurocytomas are histologically low-grade tumors and radical surgery is curative; they should be included in the differential diagnosis of cerebral tumors in children.
ISSN:0883-0738
1708-8283
DOI:10.1177/0883073808324534