Midline posterior fossa teratoma--case report.
A 20-day-old female neonate presented with an immature teratoma in the midline posterior fossa. The tumor was totally removed but the patient died of pneumonia. Teratoma is a rare tumor, but very difficult to treat as the patients tend to be young, and the outcome is very poor.
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India.
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Desai
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Nadkarni
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Muzumdar
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Goel
D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D020546:Fourth Ventricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed