Childhood cerebellopontine angle teratoma associated with congenital hydrocephalus.
A case of childhood teratoma in the cerebellopontine angle associated with shunted congenital hydrocephalus is presented. The need for detailed computed axial scanning with and without contrast in congenital hydrocephalus not associated with intraventricular hemorrhage or myelodysplasia is emphasized.
D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed