title: Cerebral primitive neuroectodermal tumour in an elderly patient with long-term survival.
abstract: Primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNET) in the cerebral hemispheres predominantly occur in early life. The mean survival from the time of diagnosis is approximately 8 months. Only 18 cases in patients older than 15 years have been described. There have been no cases of PNET in a patient older than 65 years. We describe a case of PNET in a 69-year-old man without recurrence 30 months postoperatively following radiotherapy and carboplatin chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukui Medical School, Shimoaizuki 23-3, Matsuoka, Yoshidagun, Fukui Pref, 910-1193 Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabuto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota