title: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the spine in a 4-year-old girl.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. faten.tinsa@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: Faten
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tinsa
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jallouli
authors.forename: Wiem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Douira
authors.forename: Adnene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boubaker
authors.forename: Nidhameddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: Dalel Ben
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hassine
authors.forename: Khadija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boussetta
authors.forename: Souad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bousnina
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin