Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor of Lumbar Spine in an Infant: A Case Report

Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor of Lumbar Spine in an Infant: A Case Report

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) of spine usually reported to develop in the brain, while it rarely manifest in the spine. It consists of rhabdoid cells and is highly malignant. AT/RT appears at various sites throughout the body, such as in the central nervous system, liver, kidneys, abdomen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2018, 78(6), , pp.417-421
Hauptverfasser: Song, Hosuk, Kim, Yonghoon, Lee, Jiyoung, Chang, Sunhee, Sohn, Moonjun
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Sprache:eng
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chromosome 22
infant spine
rhabdoid tumor
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Zusammenfassung:Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) of spine usually reported to develop in the brain, while it rarely manifest in the spine. It consists of rhabdoid cells and is highly malignant. AT/RT appears at various sites throughout the body, such as in the central nervous system, liver, kidneys, abdomen, and soft tissues. Among them, spinal AT/RT is rare, and AT/RT of lumbar spine is extremely rare; only a few cases have been reported. We present the case of an AT/RT of lumbar spine in a 16-month-old boy.
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2018.78.6.417