Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma

Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT), described in 1988 and introduced in the WHO classification in 1993, affects predominantly children or young adults causing intractable complex partial seizures. Since it is benign and treated with surgical resection, its recognition is important. It has...

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Main Authors: Diego Cassol Dozza, Flávio Freinkel Rodrigues, Leila Chimelli
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2012-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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author Diego Cassol Dozza
Flávio Freinkel Rodrigues
Leila Chimelli
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description Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT), described in 1988 and introduced in the WHO classification in 1993, affects predominantly children or young adults causing intractable complex partial seizures. Since it is benign and treated with surgical resection, its recognition is important. It has similarities with low-grade gliomas and gangliogliomas, which may recur and become malignant. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether DNT was previously diagnosed as astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, or ganglioglioma and to determine its frequency in a series of low-grade glial/glio-neuronal tumors. METHODS: Clinical, radiological, and histological aspects of 58 tumors operated from 1978 to 2008, classified as astrocytomas (32, including 8 pilocytic), oligodendrogliomas (12), gangliogliomas (7), and DNT (7), were reviewed. RESULTS: Four new DNT, one operated before 1993, previously classified as astrocytoma (3) and oligodendroglioma (1), were identified. One DNT diagnosed in 2002 was classified once more as angiocentric glioma. Therefore, 10 DNT (17.2%) were identified. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical-radiological and histopathological correlations have contributed to diagnose the DNT.
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spelling doaj-art-b2cb6a1354e34c78a52cd4fe6796ab5b2025-08-20T03:04:30ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-09-0170971071410.1590/S0004-282X2012000900012S0004-282X2012000900012Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendrogliomaDiego Cassol Dozza0Flávio Freinkel Rodrigues1Leila Chimelli2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroDysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT), described in 1988 and introduced in the WHO classification in 1993, affects predominantly children or young adults causing intractable complex partial seizures. Since it is benign and treated with surgical resection, its recognition is important. It has similarities with low-grade gliomas and gangliogliomas, which may recur and become malignant. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether DNT was previously diagnosed as astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, or ganglioglioma and to determine its frequency in a series of low-grade glial/glio-neuronal tumors. METHODS: Clinical, radiological, and histological aspects of 58 tumors operated from 1978 to 2008, classified as astrocytomas (32, including 8 pilocytic), oligodendrogliomas (12), gangliogliomas (7), and DNT (7), were reviewed. RESULTS: Four new DNT, one operated before 1993, previously classified as astrocytoma (3) and oligodendroglioma (1), were identified. One DNT diagnosed in 2002 was classified once more as angiocentric glioma. Therefore, 10 DNT (17.2%) were identified. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical-radiological and histopathological correlations have contributed to diagnose the DNT.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000900012&lng=en&tlng=entumor neuroepitelial disembrioplásicogliomas de baixo grauepilepsia
spellingShingle Diego Cassol Dozza
Flávio Freinkel Rodrigues
Leila Chimelli
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
tumor neuroepitelial disembrioplásico
gliomas de baixo grau
epilepsia
title Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
title_full Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
title_fullStr Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
title_full_unstemmed Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
title_short Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
title_sort dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor originally diagnosed as astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma
topic tumor neuroepitelial disembrioplásico
gliomas de baixo grau
epilepsia
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000900012&lng=en&tlng=en
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