Problematic differential diagnosis between cerebellar liponeurocytoma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma
C A Valéry1, L J Sakka, J Poirier
1Services de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. charles.valery@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|August 26, 2004
Abstract:
A cerebellar tumour, first diagnosed as an anaplastic oligodendroglioma, received radiation therapy (45 Gy) following gross total resection. The second histological study revealed a liponeurocytoma, a benign tumour not requiring adjuvant therapy. This case emphasizes the importance of considering this diagnosis to prevent unnecessary irradiation of such rumours.
