Central neurocytoma - case report Neurocitoma central - relato de caso

Central neurocytoma presents as a tumor located in the third ventricle, destroying the anterior part o f the fornix, the septum pelucidum, invading lateral vent ricle. The patients may have symptoms of amnesic and behavior disturbances; headache and clinical eviden ce of raised intracranial pressure. Differential diagnosis must be established with ependimomas, astrocytomas, intraventricular oligodendromas or primary cerebral neuroblastomas ‐ diagnosis is made by CT or MRI, electron microscopy and immunohistochemical methods. This case report describes a central neurocytoma in a 16 year old patient , the signs and symptoms, imaging (Computed Tomography and Magnetic Nuclear Resonance), histopathological and immunohistochemistry analysis and the treatment applied.