title: Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and oligodendroglioma: the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Preoperative differentiation between dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) and low-grade glioma is often not possible. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor is a recently described entity of uncertain origin; however, the diagnosis has important clinical implications. Clinical and radiological findings of DNT and low-grade glioma, especially oligodendroglioma, may be similar. Treatment options and prognosis differ significantly between these two lesions; consequently, accurate diagnosis is imperative. The authors describe two individuals who presented simultaneously at their institution: one patient with an oligodendroglioma and a second patient with DNT. The natural history, neurodiagnostic, and pathological features of each are reviewed with special emphasis on the potential utility of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in differentiating these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and Division of Neuropathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Sherburn
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bahn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gokden
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Silbergeld
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rich