title: Giant cystic primary cerebral neuroblastoma in a child and solid primary cerebral neuroblastoma in an adult: two case reports.
abstract: Primary cerebral neuroblastoma is a rare entity in neurosurgical practice. They occur primarily in young children and are extremely rare in adults. 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 are difficult to diagnose preoperatively and pathologically. We present two cases of primary cerebral neuroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökalp
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karaarslan
authors.forename: Ertuğrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Haydar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Usul
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baykal
authors.forename: Kayhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuzeyli
authors.forename: Ilke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mungan
authors.forename: A Kadir
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods