Giant Intramedullary Teratoma in an Infant

Teratomas are uncommon tumors of the nervous system, the commonest site being the pineal region. Spinal teratomas are very rare apart from the sacrococcygeal variety. The authors report the occurrence of an intramedullary teratoma in an infant. The clinical features, imaging studies and the patholog...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric neurosurgery 2000-07, Vol.33 (1), p.21-25
Hauptverfasser:	Chidambaram Balasubramaniam, B., Balasubramaniam, V., Shankar, S.K., Santosh, Vani
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Humans Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Neurology Original Paper Spinal Cord - pathology Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnosis Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery Teratoma - diagnosis Teratoma - surgery Tropical medicine Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Teratomas are uncommon tumors of the nervous system, the commonest site being the pineal region. Spinal teratomas are very rare apart from the sacrococcygeal variety. The authors report the occurrence of an intramedullary teratoma in an infant. The clinical features, imaging studies and the pathology are discussed. In addition the literature is also reviewed.
ISSN:	1016-2291 1423-0305
DOI:	10.1159/000028970