Fourth-ventricular immature teratoma

Abstract Teratomas account for 3% of all childhood tumors. This group of non-germinomatous germ cell tumors exhibit cellular and structural characteristics associated with the three germ layers. The immature cells can differentiate into more malignant neoplasms. We report the presentation and manage...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2011-02, Vol.18 (2), p.296-298
Main Authors: Furtado, Sunil V, Ghosal, Nandita, Rokade, Vishal B, Hegde, Alangar S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cell Dedifferentiation - physiology
Chemotherapy
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fourth ventricle
Fourth Ventricle - pathology
Fourth Ventricle - surgery
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Immature teratoma
Neoplasm Grading
Neoplasm Invasiveness - diagnosis
Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology
Neurology
Posterior fossa
Teratoma - diagnosis
Teratoma - pathology
Teratoma - surgery
Ventriculostomy - methods
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Summary:Abstract Teratomas account for 3% of all childhood tumors. This group of non-germinomatous germ cell tumors exhibit cellular and structural characteristics associated with the three germ layers. The immature cells can differentiate into more malignant neoplasms. We report the presentation and management of a 4-year-old girl with an immature teratoma of the fourth ventricle. The outcome of this intracranial immature teratoma was poor, due to the patient’s age, the extensive lesion at presentation and the grade of the tumor.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2010.03.061