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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1988;17(3): 589-596. |
| Two Cases of Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors in Infancy. |
| Jung Ki Suh, Kwang Myung Kim, Nam Kyu Kim, Hwang Yung Chung, Suck Jun Oh |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The authors are reporting two cases of huge primitive neuroectodermal tumors involving cerebral hemisphere. These are highly malignant neoplasm, both clinically and histologically. They are rapidly growing tumors, with a brief duration of symptoms and a rapidly progressive course.
The patients were discharged after subtotal resecton of tumor mass with an uneventful course, but one was dead within 2 months after the operation. These tumors usually occur in children and young adult. We have experienced two cases surgically treated in infancy. |
| Key Words:
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors; Highly malignant neoplasm; Infancy |
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