Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor of the brain: case series and review of literature.
BACKGROUND
Intracranial atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor is an uncommon malignancy with a dismal outcome. Commonly misdiagnosed over the decades as primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the brain, it has dramatically different biological behavior.


CONCLUSIONS
We herein report a case series of five patients diagnosed and treated as atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor of the brain in a major cancer center in north India. We have also analyzed the clinical, histopathological, and radiological features and the therapeutic options of this enigmatic tumor.
Biswas
Ahitagni
A
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. dr_ahitagni@yahoo.co.in
Goyal
Shikha
S
Puri
Tarun
T
Das
Prasenjit
P
Sarkar
Chitra
C
Julka
Pramod Kumar
PK
Bakhshi
Sameer
S
Rath
Goura Kishor
GK
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy