Supratentorial embryonal tumors in elderly: diagnostic pitfalls and clinical prognosis.

We present an unusual case of embryonal tumor in a 62-year-old man who presented with speech disorder, left IIIrd and Vth cranial nerves partial deficit secondary to a left temporo-insular embryonal tumour: clinico-radiological features, histopathological insights, therapeutic options and results are discussed along with a review of the most relevant literature, addressing the specific issue of differential diagnosis and the expected results in the elderly population. PMID: 29165745 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Turk Neurosurg Source Type: research