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.
Desai
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K
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Nadkarni
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Muzumdar
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Goel
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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