Primary central nervous system teratoma with sarcomatous transformation in a young girl: Report of a rare case.
A 13-year-old girl presented with chief complaints of severe headache and vomiting followed by hemiparesis. Radiological examination suggested a space occupying lesion in the right parietal lobe. Craniotomy and debulking of the tumor mass were done. Histopathological and subsequent immunohistochemical examination showed a tumor composed of fascicle of atypical spindle cells which revealed reactivity to vimentin with interspersed areas of well-differentiated cartilage tissue. Hence, the diagnosis of teratoma with sarcomatous transformation was given. Detailed discussion including review of literature has been made regarding different aspect of the tumor.
Department of Pathology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Gautam Kumar
GK
Mandal
Department of Pathology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Indranil
I
Das
Department of Pathology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Rahul
R
Paul
Department of Pathology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Saunak Mitra
SM
Mustafi
Germ cell tumor; malignancy; sarcoma; teratoma
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