Summary
We report the case of a 32-year-old female with a diagnosis of supratentorial tumour.
Total removal of the tumour was achieved in a two-stage procedure. Histopathology
revealed a primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET), an unusual and highly malignant,
mainly infratentorial tumour of childhood that is uncommonly described in the supratentorial
compartment of adults.
We review the literature and describe the existing knowledge of these tumours
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Publication history
Accepted:
July 13,
2004
Received:
February 11,
2004
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© 2005 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
