IMAGES IN NEUROLOGY
Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET): an uncommon location
Tumor neuroectodérmico primitivo supratentorial: uma localização incomum
Fabiano ReisI; Guilherme Henrique Alves VieiraIV; Fabio RogerioIII; Marilisa Mantovani GuerreiroV; Luciano de Souza QueirozII; Verônica de Araújo ZanardiI
IMD, PhD, Professor of the Department of Radiology of the Clinics Hospital of the State University of Campinas, Faculty of Medical Sciences (HC-FMC/UNICAMP), Campinas SP, Brazil
IIMD, PhD, Professor of the Department of Pathology, HC-FMC/UNICAMP
IIIMD, PhD, Assistant pathologist Department of Pathology, HC-FMC/UNICAMP
IVMedical Student, Department of Radiology, HC-FMC/UNICAMP
VMD, PhD, Full Professor of the Department of Neurology, HC-FMC/UNICAMP
Correspondence Correspondence: Fabiano Reis UNICAMP / Departamento de Radiologia Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126 13083-887 Campinas SP - Brasil. E-mail: fabianoreis2@gmail.com
A 10-year-old girl with headache. Diagnostic imaging demonstrated a right frontotemporal solid-cystic lesion, in the cortex and white matter, with a component with decrease in diffusion, attributed to high cellularity and nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, which may be seen in PNET or lymphoma1,2. A high signal component on T1 and on T2 was observed (extracellular methaemoglobin), often seen in PNET.
Histological analysis led to the diagnosis of PNET .
Supratentorial PNETs are very rare2. More than 50% occur in the first 5 years of life2. Our case also merits attention because of the late age at presentation.
Received 3 June 2011.
Accepted 21 June 2011.
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Dec 2011