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Recidivant central neurocytoma treated with radiosurgery: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Santiago Vilar González ,
Alberto Pérez Rozos ,
Ruben Cabanillas Farpón ,
Andres Ribas Barceló ,
Houssam Fardoun Fardoun  and
María Victoria Villas Sánchez
Santiago Vilar González
Affiliation:
Radiation Oncology Department, IMOMA (Instituto Medicina Oncológica y Molecular de Asturias), Avda, de Richard Grandío S/N, Oviedo, España
Alberto Pérez Rozos*
Affiliation:
Medical Physics Department, IMOMA, Oviedo, España
Ruben Cabanillas Farpón
Affiliation:
Clinical & Translational Oncology Department, IMOMA, Oviedo, España
Andres Ribas Barceló
Affiliation:
Anatomic Pathology Department, Centro Médico de Asturias, Oviedo, España
Houssam Fardoun Fardoun
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, España
María Victoria Villas Sánchez
Affiliation:
Radiation Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, España
*
Correspondence to: Alberto Pérez-Rozos, IMOMA, Avda, Richard Grandio s/n, 33193 Latores-Oviedo, Spain. E-mail: Alberto.perez@imoma.es
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Abstract

Central neurocytoma is a rare intraventricular brain tumour that affects young people and presents with increased intracranial pressure secondary to obstructive hydrocephalus. Typically, it has a favourable prognosis after complete resection. In some cases the clinical course could be more aggressive. In this report, we describe a case of recurrent central neurocytoma treated with radiosurgery after two consecutive relapses. An asymptomatic radionecrosis developed after that. At the moment the patient is in complete recovery. Finally, we discuss the role of postoperative irradiation in the treatment of this rare tumour.

Keywords

Central neurocytomatypicalatypicalradiotherapyradiosurgery

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Case Study
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 120 - 126
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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