[Central neurocytoma]

Central neurocytoma is a rare intraventricular tumors occuring in young adults. The computerized tomography and the MR imaging permit to suspect the diagnosis that remains however difficult. Imunohistochemestry allows the diagnosis. We report hereby 8 new cases of central neurocytoma collected in the Institute of Neuroradiology of Tunis, four men and four women. The ages of the patients ranged from 17 to 34 years at the time of the diagnosis. The clinical and neuroradiological features of this tumour will be presented and discussed.