Neonatal brain tumors: CT and MR findings.
Twelve neonatal brain tumors, presenting within 60 days of birth, constituted 3.3% of pediatric brain tumors. Three-fourths were supratentorial. Two-thirds were benign. Forty-two percent were choroid plexus papilloma. Twenty-five percent were teratoma. Eight percent each were hypothalamic glioma, gliosarcoma, medulloblastoma, and primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Clinical symptoms were nonspecific. Signs of herniation were absent in all 12 patients. Forty-two percent of these patients died 1 day to 8 months after diagnosis. Ultrasound, CT, and magnetic resonance have all proved useful for displaying these lesions suitably for surgery.
Radkowski
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Division of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614.
Naidich
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Tomita
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Byrd
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McLone
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002831:Choroid Plexus; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed