Rhabdomyosarcoma arising in a pineal teratoma.
Pineal teratomas are relatively uncommon intracranial neoplasms. A rhabdomyosarcoma developed in a pineal teratoma in a 14-year-old boy and was rapidly fatal despite radiation therapy. This is the second reported case of a pineal teratoma giving rise to a rhabdomyosarcoma.
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy