Medulloblastoma arising from an immature teratoma of the posterior fossa: Case report

Sunit Das; Kenji Muro; Stewart Goldman; Veena Rajaram; Arthur J. Dipatri

Medulloblastoma arising from an immature teratoma of the posterior fossa: Case report

Sunit Das^*, Kenji Muro, Stewart Goldman, Veena Rajaram, Arthur J. Dipatri

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Abstract

Teratomas, a group of nongerminomatous germ cell tumors, account for 3% of all childhood tumors. These unusual lesions reproduce the cellular and structural phenotypic traits associated with the three classic germ layers in inappropriate places in the body and often retain an embryonal character. These immature cells can differentiate into more malignant neoplasms. An intracranial location for this lesion type is rare. The authors describe the case of a 2-year-old boy with a teratoma of the posterior fossa that had partially differentiated into a medulloblastoma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	61-64
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	106
Issue number	1 SUPPL.
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

Keywords

Germ cell tumor
Medulloblastoma
Pediatric neurosurgery
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Teratoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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Medulloblastoma arising from an immature teratoma of the posterior fossa: Case report

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