[Teratoma in the cerebellar hemisphere of an infant].
We report here a 4-month-old male infant with a cerebellar teratoma. After vomiting for 5 days, he had a tonic-clonic seizure on the left showing secondary generalization. Neuroimaging studies showed severe hydrocephalus and a large tumor in the left cerebellar hemisphere, which showed calcification. Postictal scalp electroencephalogram showed right hemispheric spikes and spike-waves. He underwent an emergency operation and had the tumor totally removed. Histological diagnosis of the tumor was immature teratoma. Intracranial teratomas have a predilection for supratentorial and midline sites. They are the most common in the neonatal period. We presented a very rare case of teratoma in the cerebellar hemisphere of an infant.
Aibe
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Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.
Hirano
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Takeshita
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D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed