A history of partial complex seizures in a 30-year-old woman.
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour is an uncommon lesion of the brain characterised by a heterogeneous population of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendroglia-like cells. Most patients are young adults with a long history of drug-resistant seizures. We report a case of a 31 year-old woman with a history of severe epileptic attacks. Cerebral imaging showed a left temporal tumour measuring 4 cm in its greater dimension. After surgical intervention, histopathological examination showed a tumoural proliferation with both glial and neuronal components that was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. We also describe the spectrum of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours and their histological features.
Trabelsi
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Department of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia. trabelsiamel@yahoo.fr
Stita
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Mestiri
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Gharbi
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Bellara
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Yacoubi
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Korbi
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D000328:Adult; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*