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Tetraventricular central neurocytoma: A rare presentation with imaging-pathologic correlation
Akin Akakin1, Baran Yilmaz1, Mustafa Kemal Demir2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
|January 12, 2016
Summary
This report details a rare tetraventricular central neurocytoma (CN), a benign brain tumor. Treatment involved surgical resection and radiosurgery for this unusual presentation.
Area of Science:
- Neuro-oncology
- Neurosurgery
- Radiosurgery
Background:
- Central neurocytoma (CN) is a rare, benign intraventricular tumor, typically with a favorable prognosis.
- CN accounts for approximately 0.25-0.5% of all intracranial tumors.
- Tetraventricular involvement is an exceptionally rare presentation of CN.
