title: Multilocated mature teratoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mature teratomas are rare inclusion tumors, which have benign behaviors. Different locations of the tumor were reported in the literature. However, multiple tumor locations are extremely rare. An eight year old patient presented with an intraventricularly mature teratoma. During the six year follow up-period, two separately located masses were observed in the chest area and in the right iliac region, and both tumors were histologically diagnosed as mature teratomas. In this study, this unique case of mature teratoma presented with multiple locations in three separate body compartments. Furthermore, intraventricular dissemination with sellar and parasellar extension was observed in the third ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, SSK Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. efkancolpan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Colpan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanpolat
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome