title: Intracranial medulloepithelioma. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Medulloepithelioma is a rare primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the central nervous system usually developing in childhood, displaying highly malignant behaviour, with early progression or recurrence. The Authors report a new case of intracranial medulloepithelioma removed from the right cerebellar hemisphere of a 13-year-old boy who showed unspecific signs of intracranial hypertension. Based on a review of the thirty seven cases reported in the literature, they analyse the clinical, histological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and therapeutic features of this rare nervous system tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital La Rabta, 1007 Bab Saadoun Tunis, Tunisia. aminamekninouira@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mekni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferchichi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kallel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braham
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zitouna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nidhameddine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D013702:Temporal Lobe