BACKGROUND: Most central neurocytomas follow a benign clinical course. However, more aggressive variants have been described requiring additional surgical resection, radiation, or chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has rarely been used as an adjuvant therapy for central neurocytomas. METHODS: We report a case of a 20-year-old girl who underwent four subtotal resections, over the course of 3 years, for a large central neurocytoma that continued to progress. She was not a candidate for stereotactic radiosurgery, given the large tumor size. To avoid radiation injury in a young patient, she was treated with six cycles of chemotherapy including procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine. Procarbazine was stopped after 2 cycles because of the development of a rash. Serial magnetic resonance imaging was used to follow treatment response. RESULTS: Her tumor started to decrease in size after 2 cycles of chemotherapy and continued to shrink until it stabilized after 5 cycles of chemotherapy. A small area of residual tumor with minimal enhancement persisted along the left lateral ventricle and remained stable for at least 16 months after the completion of chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is only the fourth report describing the use of chemotherapy for progression of central neurocytomas as a treatment alternative to radiation therapy. The use of procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine has not been previously described for the treatment of a central neurocytoma and presents an additional treatment option.
BACKGROUND: Most central neurocytomas follow a benign clinical course. However, more aggressive variants have been described requiring additional surgical resection, radiation, or chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has rarely been used as an adjuvant therapy for central neurocytomas. METHODS: We report a case of a 20-year-old girl who underwent four subtotal resections, over the course of 3 years, for a large central neurocytoma that continued to progress. She was not a candidate for stereotactic radiosurgery, given the large tumor size. To avoid radiation injury in a young patient, she was treated with six cycles of chemotherapy including procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine. Procarbazine was stopped after 2 cycles because of the development of a rash. Serial magnetic resonance imaging was used to follow treatment response. RESULTS: Her tumor started to decrease in size after 2 cycles of chemotherapy and continued to shrink until it stabilized after 5 cycles of chemotherapy. A small area of residual tumor with minimal enhancement persisted along the left lateral ventricle and remained stable for at least 16 months after the completion of chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is only the fourth report describing the use of chemotherapy for progression of central neurocytomas as a treatment alternative to radiation therapy. The use of procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine has not been previously described for the treatment of a central neurocytoma and presents an additional treatment option.
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