Pelvic teratoma with extensive spinal involvement in a neonate: an important differential diagnosis.
A 6-week-old girl presented with an abdominal mass and spinal cord compression. Clinical and radiological features indicated a diagnosis of congenital neuroblastoma. Histology revealed a diagnosis of germ cell tumour after therapy for neuroblastoma had been commenced. This is, to the authors' knowledge, the first reported case of paediatric dumbbell retroperitoneal teratoma.
Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool, UK. drsimyuk@yahoo.co.uk
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000175:diagnosis; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D016190:Carboplatin