title: Craniospinal dissemination in teratocarcinosarcoma.
abstract: There have been fewer than 60 cases of malignant teratocarcinosarcoma (TCS) described in the literature, usually arising in the nose and paranasal sinuses. The authors report on a patient who presented with neurological symptoms caused by a frontal lobe TCS, and in whom widespread spinal tumor dissemination developed. In rare cases, TCSs can occur with a predominantly cranial and neurological presentation and spread to the spinal canal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore. tchoyoson_lim@nni.com.sg
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tchoyoson Lim
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiagarajan
authors.forename: Chee Seng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Khoo
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Shakespeare
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018243:Teratocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*