A rare case of a primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a trigeminal schwannoma in an adult

Bui Quang Huynh, MD; Nguyen Duy Hung, MD; Nguyen Ha Khuong, MD; Nguyen Ngoc Anh, MD; Nguyen Minh Duc, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Aug 2023)

A rare case of a primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a trigeminal schwannoma in an adult

Bui Quang Huynh, MD,
Nguyen Duy Hung, MD,
Nguyen Ha Khuong, MD,
Nguyen Ngoc Anh, MD,
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD

Affiliations

Bui Quang Huynh, MD: Department of Radiology, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Hung, MD: Department of Radiology, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam; Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Ha Khuong, MD: Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Anh, MD: Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD: Department of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, 2 Duong Quang Trung Ward 12 Distric, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 8
pp. 2697 – 2703

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Neuroblastoma is a malignant extra-cranial tumor that frequently arises in the pediatric population aged <5 years but is rare in adults. Only a few cases of primary central nervous system neuroblastoma (PCN-NB) have been documented, with most occurring in young patients. In this article, we report an adult case with a PCN-NB in the cerebellopontine angle-middle cranial fossa region that mimicked another neoplasm. We also discuss the magnetic resonance imaging features and pathological characteristics of PCN-NB and differential diagnosis strategies.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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