Teratoma within an encephalocele: common etiology or coincidence. Case report.
Encephalocele is a cystic congenital malformation in which central nervous system structures herniate through a defect in the cranium. The coincidence of encephalocele and neoplasm is a very rare condition. The authors present the case of a 5-month-old girl who underwent surgery for encephalocele and whose postoperative histopathological assessment revealed evidence of a mature teratoma inside the lesion. The embryogenesis of such a lesion is discussed.
Radmanesh
Farid
F
Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Iran.
Nejat
Farideh
F
Monajemzadeh
Maryam
M
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery