A rare case of a primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a trigeminal schwannoma in an adult

Bui Quang Huynh; Nguyen Duy Hung; Nguyen Ha Khuong; Nguyen Ngoc Anh; Nguyen Minh Duc

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.05.028

A rare case of a primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a trigeminal schwannoma in an adult

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 May 31;18(8):2697-2703. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.05.028. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Bui Quang Huynh¹, Nguyen Duy Hung^{1

2}, Nguyen Ha Khuong², Nguyen Ngoc Anh², Nguyen Minh Duc³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
³ Department of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, 2 Duong Quang Trung Ward 12 Distric, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam.

Abstract

Neuroblastoma is a malignant extra-cranial tumor that frequently arises in the pediatric population aged <5 years but is rare in adults. Only a few cases of primary central nervous system neuroblastoma (PCN-NB) have been documented, with most occurring in young patients. In this article, we report an adult case with a PCN-NB in the cerebellopontine angle-middle cranial fossa region that mimicked another neoplasm. We also discuss the magnetic resonance imaging features and pathological characteristics of PCN-NB and differential diagnosis strategies.

Keywords: Cerebellopontine angle; Primary central nervous system neuroblastoma; Trigeminal schwannoma.

Publication types

Case Reports