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Fourth Ventricular Neurocytoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Douglas J. Cook ,
Sean D. Christie ,
Robert J.B. Macaulay ,
Dorianne E. Rheaume  and
Renn O. Holness
Douglas J. Cook
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
Sean D. Christie
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert J.B. Macaulay
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dorianne E. Rheaume
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Renn O. Holness
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Abstract

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Objectives:

Central neurocytoma is a tumour that typically occurs in young adults in close association with the lateral and third ventricles of the cerebrum.

Methods:

We report the unusual case of a central neurocytoma that developed in the fourth ventricle of a 59-year-old woman and metastasized to the upper cervical canal. Subtotal excision and adjuvant radiotherapy were used to treat the lesion. Microscopic evaluation, discussion of the pathologic differential diagnosis and theories of the histogenesis of the tumour are presented. Results and

Conclusion:

Fourth ventricular neurocytoma is rare and has only been reported twice previously. It appears most likely that this tumour arises from subependymal progenitor cell lines.

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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , November 2004 , pp. 558 - 564
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2004

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