title: Ruptured occipitocervical teratoma mimicking an upper cervical myelomeningocele. Case report.
abstract: Occipitocervical teratoma is an extremely rare condition, and only a few cases have been reported. The authors report on a neonate who harbored a ruptured posterior midline occipitocervical lesion that mimicked an upper cervical myelomeningocele, although the pathological findings were diagnostic of teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dadmehr
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nejat
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Habibi
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*