✓ The authors investigated the use of gamma knife surgery (GKS) in the treatment of central
neurocytoma, a usually benign primary brain tumor of the lateral and third ventricles. Four …

BACKGROUND Central neurocytomas are composed of mature neuronal elements,
frequently arranged in rosettes similar to those present in pineocytomas. This suggests the …

Purpose To investigate clinical characteristics and patterns of care among patients with
central neurocytomas in a large cohort of patients. Methods The National Cancer Database …

BACKGROUND Two groups of central neurocytomas have been identified: typical and
atypical neurocytomas. The more benign typical neurocytomas have a better prognosis …

Gamma-knife surgery may be an effective alternative for treatment of central neurocytomas
owing to its relative safety compared with conventional radiotherapy. In this paper we …

Objective Central neurocytoma (CN) is a rare central nervous system tumor the optimal
management strategy of which remains controversial because of their rarity. Detailed …

Brain tumors have a longstanding reputation for being intractable to therapy, and with
evidence suggesting that the incidence of some brain tumors is increasing, this has become …

Abstract 'Benign'brain tumors are a heterogeneous group of primary neoplasms
representing 40% of primary brain tumors. Amongst neuroepithelial tumors, astrocytic …

Central neurocytoma (CN) typically presents as an intraventricular mass causing obstructive
hydrocephalus. The first line of treatment is surgical resection with adjuvant conventional …

Background Intraventricular neuroepithelial tumors (IVT) are rare lesions and comprise
different pathological entities such as ependymomas, subependymomas and central …