Thalamic rosette-forming a glioneuronal tumor in an elderly patient: Case report and literature review

Neurochirurgie. 2016 Feb;62(1):60-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Abstract

The rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor (RGNT) is a novel type of brain tumor recently listed in the WHO 2007 classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman harboring a thalamic RGNT with third ventricle dissemination. Age and location make the present case exceptional and which has never previously been reported. A review of the clinical, pathological and radiological features is presented along with the relevant literature.

Keywords: Dissémination ventriculaire; Elderly; Endoscopic; Endoscopique; Patient âgé; Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor; Thalamic; Thalamus; Tumeurs glioneuronales à rosette; Ventricle dissemination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Fourth Ventricle / pathology
  • Fourth Ventricle / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Rosette Formation* / methods
  • Thalamus / surgery