Pontine extraventricular neurocytoma in a child.

Abstract

Extraventricular neurocytomas mimic central neurocytomas histologically but are located outside the lateral and/or third ventricles. Pontine neurocytomas represent an extremely rare subset of extraventricular neurocytomas, and reports are limited to 2 adults followed under 28 months. The authors present the case of a 14-year-old boy who initially underwent near-total resection of a pontine extraventricular neurocytoma. One-year postoperative surveillance imaging revealed a small, local recurrence treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy. This case details the diagnosis and management of the first reported pontine extraventricular neurocytoma in a child with 4.5-year follow-up data.

• Authors: Ammar H Hawasli, Devon H Haydon, Sonika Dahiya, Matthew D Smyth
• Journal: Pediatric neurosurgery (Pediatr Neurosurg) Vol. 48 Issue 5 Pg. 319-23 ( 2012) ISSN: 1423-0305 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 23838270 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Brain Stem Neoplasms (diagnosis, surgery)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Male
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (diagnosis, radiotherapy)
• Neurocytoma (diagnosis, surgery)