A case of primary cerebral neuroblastoma in adolescence.
Primary cerebral neuroblastoma is one of a group of highly malignant undifferentiated primitive neuroectodermal tumours arising from germinal matrix cells of the embryonic neural tube. They occur primarily in young children and are extremely rare in adults. They may be multicentric and have often spread throughout the central nervous system at the time of diagnosis. A case of a 16-year-old man is described, and the recent literature is reviewed.
White
Benjamin D
BD
Department of Medical Imaging, North Western Adelaide Health Service, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, South Australia, Australia.
Pozza
Christopher H
CH
Davies
Roger
R
Hanieh
Ahmad
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed