Congenital intracranial immature teratoma of the lateral ventricle: a case report and review of the literature

Erman T., GOCER I., ERDOGAN E., GUNES Y., TUNA M., ZORLUDEMIR S.

NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, vol.27, no.1, pp.53-56, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1179/016164105x18232
  • Journal Name: NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.53-56
  • Keywords: intracranial, lateral ventricle, neonate, surgery, teratoma, tumor, GERM-CELL TUMORS, ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN, BRAIN-TUMORS, MALIGNANT TERATOMA, CRANIAL BASE, 1ST YEAR, DIAGNOSIS, LIFE, PATHOGENESIS, NEOPLASMS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Congenital intracranial tumors are very rare and only account for 0.5-1.5% of all childhood brain tumors. The most common type of these tumors present at birth is teratomas, which represent 0.5% of all intracranial tumors. Most teratomas are midline tumors located predominantly in the sellar and pineal regions. In this study, we report a neonatal intracranial immature teratoma at the lateral ventricle because of its rare location.