DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i08.036

Pages: 766-769

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors occur predominantly in children and adolescents. However, they represent less than 2.5% of childhood brain tumors. These tumors show aggressive clinical behavior and their general prognosis is poor. A 15-year-old girl was admitted with a headache lasting about 20 days and her radiological images showed a well-demarcated tumor with heterogeneous enhancement after gadolinium-diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) administration in the left frontal lobe. Pathological diagnosis was concordant with supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor. After surgical decompression, chemotherapy and radiotherapy were given. Patient is still under clinical follow up without recurrence. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy compromise the main treatment of this pathology.