title: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the spine.
abstract: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a highly malignant central nervous system neoplasm usually seen in young children and infants. Prognosis for AT/RT is poor, with most patients dying within 1 year of presentation. AT/RT most commonly occurs intracranially. Location in the spine, though previously reported, is rare, and imaging findings have not been emphasized in the past. We present a case of AT/RT occurring in the thoracolumbar spine of a child and review available clinical and imaging findings in previously reported cases of spinal AT/RT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kosair Children's Hospital, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. pedsneurorad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coventry
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jernigan
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Moriarty
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology