Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the spine in a 4-year-old girl.
Primary spinal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is extremely rare. The authors present a case of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor occurring in a 4-year-old girl. Magnetic resonance imaging The authors showed an intramedullary mass extending from the bulbomedullary junction to T1 with leptomeningeal dissemination. The patient died 2 weeks after diagnosis.
Tinsa
Faten
F
Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. faten.tinsa@hotmail.fr
Jallouli
Manel
M
Douira
Wiem
W
Boubaker
Adnene
A
Kchir
Nidhameddine
N
Hassine
Dalel Ben
DB
Boussetta
Khadija
K
Bousnina
Souad
S
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
D014746:Vimentin