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A low-grade (WHO 2007, grade II) ventricular (central neurocytoma) or extraventricular tumor composed of a monomorphic population of uniform round neurocytic cells. More common in the lateral and third ventricles but may occur in the fourth ventricle and extraventricular sites including the cerebral hemispheric parenchyma and spinal cord. Occurs predominantly in young adults with a peak incidence in the third and fourth decades, and with a low incidence in the first and second decades.
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Adesina, A.M., Rauch, R.A. (2010). Central Neurocytoma and Extraventricular Neurocytoma. In: Adesina, A., Tihan, T., Fuller, C., Poussaint, T. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1062-2_19
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