title: [Diagnosis and treatment of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT).
  
  
  METHODS
  From November 2001 to February 2005, 18 patients were admitted. The data of the 18 patients were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Epilepsy was the main complaint. There was no mass effect on MRI. Multinodular and specific glioneuronal element was typical in pathological examination, seizure could be controlled by operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DNT is benign tumor which could be treated by surgery, total removal of tumor and using intraoperative electrocorticography could improve the result of operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cheng-chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies