Central neurocytoma with hemorrhagic onset

Surg Neurol. 1995 Mar;43(3):252-5. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)80007-4.

Abstract

A case of central neurocytoma with spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage is reported. A 23-year-old man, 2 years after experiencing intraventricular hemorrhage, developed severe headaches. The magnetic resonance image showed a mixed intense mass in the lateral ventricle with associated hydrocephalus. The tumor mass was totally removed. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as central neurocytoma. Review of the computed tomography taken 2 years ago showed not only the hemorrhage but also a mass in the left lateral ventricle. This emphasizes that central neurocytoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with either intraventricular hemorrhage or hemorrhagic tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Cerebral Ventricles*
  • Cerebral Ventriculography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurocytoma / complications
  • Neurocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed