Congenital forms of intracranial teratoma
โ Scribed by Anil Nanda; Luis Schut; Leslie N. Sutton
- Book ID
- 104680831
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 740 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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โฆ Synopsis
Intracranial teratoma in the newborn is a well-recognized but infrequent entity. We describe two such cases: one with a massive intracranial teratoma replacing the cerebral hemispheres and the other, a smaller tumor extending into the orbit. Forms of congenital intracranial teratoma and theories of pathogenesis and management are briefly discussed.
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The authors describe a case of congenital intracranial teratoma. The patient was diagnosed to be hydrocephalic at 29 weeks' gestation, and to have a huge intraventricular mass lesion at 34 weeks' gestation. Subsequently, the patient underwent subtotal resection of the mass, resulting in a significan