title: Pathology teach and tell: central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.
abstract: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is extremely malignant, highly aggressive primitive central nervous systemneoplasm of infancy with very poor prognosis. Histologically, AT/RT is defined as a polymorphous neoplasm often featuring rhabdoid, PNET, mesenchymal, and epithelial components. We report the clinical history, radiological, and pathological findings in a child affected bycentral nervous system AT/RT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. zekaiavci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zekai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: Ibrahim Safa
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: A Selman
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Doğukan
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismailoğlu
mesh_terms: D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*