title: Primitive supratentorial neuroectodermal tumor in an adult.
abstract: We report the case of a 32-year-old female with a diagnosis of supratentorial tumour. Total removal of the tumour was achieved in a two-stage procedure. Histopathology revealed a primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET), an unusual and highly malignant, mainly infratentorial tumour of childhood that is uncommonly described in the supratentorial compartment of adults. We review the literature and describe the existing knowledge of these tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens Medical School, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kouyialis
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Boviatsis
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Karampelas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korfias
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korkolopoulou
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sakas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms