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Susruta Manivannan1, Feras Sharouf2,3, George Lammie4
1Neurosurgery, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
Abstract:
Incidental soft tissue lumps in the scalp are a common presenting complaint in clinical practice. However, they may signify more sinister underlying pathologies. Our report examines a 63-year-old man presenting with impaired co-ordination in his left hand following a 3-month history of a painless left retroauricular scalp lump. MRI revealed a large left occipital soft tissue mass eroding through the underlying skull with infiltration into the underlying cerebellum and temporal lobe. Open biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of high-grade intracranial neuroendocrine tumour (NET). At approximately 5 months following successful tumour resection and adjuvant chemotherapy, he developed tumour recurrence and was subsequently palliated, and died at 1 year post diagnosis. Herein, we review other cases of primary intracranial NET, clinical findings, histopathological features and prognosis.
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