Open AccessClinical and histopathological profile of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: An experience from a tertiary care center
Author(s) -
Pooja Gupta,
Fouzia Siraj,
Akanksha Malik,
Kepeemadam Balasubramanyam Shankar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_632_19
Subject(s) - ganglioglioma , medicine , pathology , oligodendroglioma , neuroepithelial cell , pathological , benign tumor , astrocytoma , central neurocytoma , brain tumor , radiology , glioma , epilepsy , magnetic resonance imaging , biology , genetics , stem cell , cancer research , psychiatry , neural stem cell
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) is a rare benign brain tumor predominantly involving children and young adults. Histologically, it corresponds to WHO Grade I tumors; however, it may masquerade aggressive neural tumors such as oligodendroglioma, oligoastrocytoma, pilocytic astrocytoma, and ganglioglioma. The literature on clinical, radiological, and pathological spectrum of DNT is described mostly in the form of case reports, with only a few case series reported till date.