Papillary glioneuronal tumor of the frontal lobe

J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Apr;17(4):534-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.042. Epub 2010 Feb 13.

Abstract

Glioneuronal tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) comprise a group of generally low-grade tumors expressing glial and neuronal cells of varying differentiation. Papillary glioneuronal tumor (PGNT) is a new tumor identified in the World Health Organization's classification of CNS tumors (2007). We report a patient with PGNT and highlight the diagnostic features, including a description of "spidery" astrocytes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology*
  • Ganglioglioma / metabolism
  • Ganglioglioma / pathology*
  • Ganglioglioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission