Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNT)

A dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) is similar in behavior to the oligodendroglioma. Although it occurs in both adults and children, the average patient with this grade I, slow-growing brain tumor is under the age of twenty, and has a history of uncontrollable seizures of the partial complex type.

The DNT is most commonly located in a temporal or frontal lobe of the cerebrum.

A dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) is usually diagnosed following a long history of seizures. Surgery alone often results in long term control for this brain tumor. The benefit of radiotherapy is yet to be determined.

This information published with permission of the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA). CINN works closely with the ABTA and applauds their outstanding efforts in brain tumor research and documentation. For more comprehensive information about this condition and others, visit the ABTA web site.

Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNT) Diagnosis and Treatment

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