Case of the month. August 1996--frontal lobe tumor in 11 year old girl.
An 11 year old girl presented with an 8 month history of left temporal headaches with new onset of nausea and vomiting with increased severity of headaches. An MRI scan showed a frontal lobe mass. The tumor was resected and histologic studies demonstrated a central neurocytoma. The clinical, radiologic and pathologic aspects (including immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy) of central neurocytomas are reviewed and the atypical features of this case described.
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of Neuropathology, PA, USA.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*