Extraventricular neurocytoma with ganglionic differentiation associated with complex partial seizures.
We report an unusual case of extraventricular ("cerebral") neurocytoma with ganglion cells located in the right temporal lobe in a 9-year-old girl with complex partial seizures and precocious puberty. CT showed a calcified mass with central cystic zones. MR imaging showed a markedly hyperintense predominately solid tumor on both T1- and T2-weighted images, without appreciable contrast enhancement. Cerebral neurocytomas are histologically benign and radical surgery is curative; they should be included in the differential diagnosis of temporal lobe tumors in children.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005724:Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed