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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.4.492

Diffuse Ependymal Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor Causing Spinal Drop Metastases: A Case Report  

Kim, Seul-Kee (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Hospital)
Jeong, Min-Young (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Hospital)
Jung, Tae-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital)
Kang, Heoung-Keun (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Hospital)
Yoon, Woong (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Hospital)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.13, no.4, 2012 , pp. 492-495 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) arise mostly in the supratentorial cerebral cortex. A very rare case of intraventricular DNET with diffuse ependymal involvement, which causes spinal drop metastasis, is presented.
Keywords
Brain tumor; Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor;
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