title: Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor of the brain: case series and review of literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. dr_ahitagni@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Ahitagni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Prasenjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Pramod Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Julka
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakhshi
authors.forename: Goura Kishor
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: 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