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KMID : 0359819960250051063
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996 Volume.25 No. 5 p.1063 ~ p.1068
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Central Neurocytoma
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김문철
박문식/이상평/김용진/최기환/여형태/이정길
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Abstract
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Arare case of intraventricular central neurocytoma in 17-year-old male is reported. The patient had diffuse headache and diplopia. Radiologic findings displayed obstructive hydrocephalus and a large. well-demarcated intraventricular mass lesion
obstructing the foramen of Monroe. the tumor arouse from the splenium of corpus callosum It was removed successfully using two different approaches after extraventricular drainage of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Histologically. the tumor showed
pathological features as that of oligodengroglioma on the light microscope. In immunohistochemical examination. glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) was negative and synaptophysin. positive. Numerous neurosecretory granules were found and no
typical
synapsis was noticed on the electron microscope. No shunt operation was needed. Postoperative radiotherapy or chemotherapy was not performed and no tumor recurrence was detected during the one year follow-up period We present the case together
with
a
review of the literatures.
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