Congenital Intracranial Teratoma of The Lateral Ventricle With A Diverse Histologic Feature: A Case Report

Okur G., ALTUN BİNGÖL D., Lim-Dunham J., Shaar M.

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.619-625, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.619-625
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Congenital, intraventricular, teratoma, nephrogenic differentiation, GERM-CELL TUMORS, MATURE TERATOMA, BRAIN-TUMORS, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Comprising a very small percentage of all teratomas and all intracranial tumors, intracranial teratomas are extremely rare; however, they are the most common tumors among fetal intracranial tumors. The outcome of these fast-growing aggressive tumors has been reported to be generally poor and the long-term survival rates are seen only in a small number of patients. We present 5-year and 10-month-old girl who wasprenatally diagnosed with a congenital intracranial teratoma arising from the left lateral ventricle and treated successfully by several surgical removals and adjuvant chemotherapy during the first year of life. Final histopathologic examination showed a teratoma consisting of mature and immature tissue elements at the resected specimen. A rare histopathologic feature for intracranial teratomas "nephrogenic differentiation" was also noted. Herein, a prolonged clinical course was presented along with the radiologic features and the outcome was discussed by a review of relevant literature in a congenital intracranial teratoma case.