title: Pineal region teratomas in children.
abstract: Immature or mixed mature/immature teratomas of the pineal region were removed radically in three children. After a period of 26 and 25 months, two patients with immature teratomas are alive and well, whereas in the third patient a mixed teratoma locally recurred and caused a fatal rise of intracranial pressure 11 months after the operation. Regular examinations of tumor markers and neuroradiological investigations are mandatory after radical surgery and adjuvant radio- and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steno
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bízik
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biksadský
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis