Rhabdoid tumor of the thalamus.
Rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous system are uncommon tumors. About 188 cases have been reported in the literature so far. In this report, we describe a case of a rhabdoid tumor of the thalamus in a 35-year-old male patient. Light microscopic and immunohistochemical features are discussed and the relevant literature reviewed.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum 695-011, India.
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R
Kachhara
T M
TM
Retnam
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S
Kumar
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S
Nair
R N
RN
Bhattacharya
T
T
Krishnamoorthy
V V
VV
Radhakrishnan
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*