Table 1.

Summary table for dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor

Etiology	Glioneuronal neoplasm often associated with cortical dysplasia. Originate from abnormal dysplastic germinal matrix cells
Incidence	Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) represents 1.2% of all neuroepithelial tumors in patients under age 20 and 0.2% of those aged more than 20 years
Gender ratio	M:F=23:16
Age predilection	Peak incidence in first two decades
Treatment	Surgical Resection
Prognosis	Excellent. Grade I WHO
Findings on imaging	MRI: usually supratentorial, intracortical, T1 hypointense, T2 hyperintense, non-enhancing lesion. Commonly shows a soap bubble, “bubbly” or septated appearance. Adjacent cortical dysplasia may be seen. More common in temporal rather than frontal lobes.