title: Giant intramedullary teratoma in an infant.
abstract: Teratomas are uncommon tumors of the nervous system, the commonest site being the pineal region. Spinal teratomas are very rare apart from the sacrococcygeal variety. The authors report the occurrence of an intramedullary teratoma in an infant. The clinical features, imaging studies and the pathology are discussed. In addition the literature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Childs Trust Hospital, Madras, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chidambaram Balasubramaniam
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santosh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery