Embryonal carcinoma with teratomatous elements in the region of the pineal gland.
An embryonal carcinoma with teratomatous elements arising in the region of the pineal gland of an eight-year-old boy is reported. Radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgical intervention failed, and he died 16 months after the onset of the symptoms. His clinical and autopsy findings are described.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*