TY - JOUR
T1 - Extraventricular neurocytoma with ganglionic differentiation associated with complex partial seizures
AU - Tortori-Donati, Paolo
AU - Fondelli, Maria Paola
AU - Rossi, Andrea
AU - Cama, Armando
AU - Brisigotti, Massimo
AU - Pellicanò, Giannantonio
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We report an unusual case of extraventricular ('cerebral') neurocytoma with ganglion cells located in the right temporal lobe in a 9-year-old girl with complex partial seizures and precocious puberty. CT showed a calcified mass with central cystic zones. MR imaging showed a markedly hyperintense predominately solid tumor on both T1- and T2-weighted images, without appreciable contrast enhancement. Cerebral neurocytomas are histologically benign and radical surgery is curative; they should be included in the differential diagnosis of temporal lobe tumors in children.
AB - We report an unusual case of extraventricular ('cerebral') neurocytoma with ganglion cells located in the right temporal lobe in a 9-year-old girl with complex partial seizures and precocious puberty. CT showed a calcified mass with central cystic zones. MR imaging showed a markedly hyperintense predominately solid tumor on both T1- and T2-weighted images, without appreciable contrast enhancement. Cerebral neurocytomas are histologically benign and radical surgery is curative; they should be included in the differential diagnosis of temporal lobe tumors in children.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10319989
AN - SCOPUS:0033366683
VL - 20
SP - 724
EP - 727
JO - American Journal of Neuroradiology
JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology
SN - 0195-6108
IS - 4
ER -