Cerebral neurocytoma: an unusual cause of refractory epilepsy. Case report and review of the literature.
We report a patient with medically refractory complex partial seizures (CPS) caused by a cerebral neurocytoma located near the amygdala. Neurocytoma represents an important addition to the differential diagnosis and, in particular, must be differentiated from oligodendroglioma and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor. Accurate pathological differential has therapeutic and prognostic implications.
D000328:Adult; D000679:Amygdala / Q000473:pathology; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis