Neurocytoma

Last revised by Calum Worsley ◉ on 21 Sep 2022

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Worsley C, Knipe H, et al. Neurocytoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10923

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10923

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/10923?iframe=true

rID:

10923

Article created:

1 Oct 2010, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

21 Sep 2022, Calum Worsley ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Calum Worsley had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

Revisions:

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Oncology

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Synonyms:

Neurocytomas are WHO grade 2 primary CNS neoplasms that derive from neural cells. There are two main types:

intraventricular neurocytoma
- much more common
- called a central neurocytoma when located centrally within the lateral ventricles
extraventricular neurocytoma ¹

Both types tend to have similar biological behavior and have similar demographics ¹.

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