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We report here a case of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor involving the frontal skull base in a 5-month-old male infant. He presented with rapidly progressing exophthalmos on the left side. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-demarcated, enhanced mass of 6 cm in diameter in the intradural extra-axial frontal region. The tumor was totally removed by surgery. Pathological findings were consistent with a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). Intradural extra-axial PNET is very rare, and its prognosis is poor.
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Niwa, J., Shimoyama, N. & Takahashi, Y. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor involving the frontal skull base in an infant. Child’s Nerv Syst 17, 570–574 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810100469
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