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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec 15:2010:bcr0720103153.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.07.2010.3153.

Extraventricular neurocytomas

Eberval G Figueiredo  1 , Leonardo Welling, Sérgio Rosemberg, Wellingson Paiva, Manoel J Teixeira
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Case Reports

Extraventricular neurocytomas

Eberval G Figueiredo et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Central neurocytomas are uncommon, benign tumours of the central nervous system. These tumours have been recognised outside the limits of the cerebral ventricles and, in these instances, have been called as 'extraventricular neurocytomas'. The authors described a case of frontal neurocytoma and discuss the current knowledge on these infrequent neoplasms.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
MRI revealed a frontal lesion that intensely enhances after gadolinium injection, without relation with the ventricles.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pathological examination displayed a neurocytoma.
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