title: Congenital brain tumor in a neonate conceived by in vitro fertilization.
abstract: Congenital brain tumors are very rare; their incidence is estimated at 0.34 per million live births. We report a case of congenital gliosarcoma in a neonate conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF). One other case of brain tumor (medulloblastoma) is reported in a child born after assisted conception. Whether these tumors are causally related to the IVF remains obscure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. tri@cyberia.net.lb
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nabbout
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koussa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akatcherian
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*