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1543164

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor is a recently described but rare tumor that occurs in children and characterized by long-standing, intractable partial complex seizures. Due to a paucity of literature on this condition and its heterogeneous cellular composition, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors can present difficulties in diagnosis. The authors describe two cases of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor occurring in young patients (ages 8 and 19 years). Both tumors were located in the temporal lobe. Temporal lobectomy with excision of mesial structures resulted in resolution of the seizures. Differential diagnosis includes oligodendrogliomas, mixed gliomas, and gangliogliomas. Features of the dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor that are useful in making the distinction include a multinodular and multicystic appearance, the presence of both neuronal and glial (oligodendrocytic and astrocytic) components with little if any cytologic atypia, the presence of accompanying cortical dysplasia, and the lack of an arcuate vascular pattern. Because dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors are curable by excision, the recognition and correct diagnosis of this tumor is important.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
398-401
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5138.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports