| Literature DB >> 26493270 |
Indima Nekitsing1, Xing Wu1, Guangyu Tang2.
Abstract
Central primitive neuroectodermal tumour (cPNET), a rare malignant neoplasm of embryonal origin, often occurs in children younger than 15 years. This is the first case report of the imaging findings of an infratentorial cPNET to be reported in a patient. Here, is reported the case of a 6-year-old boy presenting with symptoms of diplopia for 14 days. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid mass in the fourth ventricle. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was cPNET. To conclude, whenever a child is diagnosed to have an infratentorial solid tumour in the fourth ventricle, cPNET should always be considered despite its rarity.Entities:
Keywords: Infratentorial; magnetic resonance imaging; primitive neuroectodermal tumour
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26493270 PMCID: PMC4757139 DOI: 10.1177/1971400915611917
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiol J ISSN: 1971-4009