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01-02-2006 | Case Report

Immature teratoma arising from a benign cortical abnormality

Authors: S. J. Hanna, A. L. Green, O. Ansorge, P. Anslow, P. G. Richards

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 2/2006

Abstract

Case report

The authors report the case of an immature teratoma of the left parieto-occipital region in a 13-year-old girl. The patient had a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain aged 10 months old, following a minor head injury. This demonstrated an abnormality in the same region, which had been reported as ‘a cortical malformation’.

Diagnosis

We propose that the lesion on the original imaging is a mature teratoma or other silent dystopic germ cell element that subsequently transformed into the immature teratoma.

Discussion

The potential triggers for such a transformation and the management of patients with similar incidental radiological findings are discussed.

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Title: Immature teratoma arising from a benign cortical abnormality
Authors: S. J. Hanna
A. L. Green
O. Ansorge
P. Anslow
P. G. Richards
Publication date: 01-02-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 2/2006
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-004-1093-1

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Immature teratoma arising from a benign cortical abnormality

Abstract

Case report

Diagnosis

Discussion

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Abstract

Case report

Diagnosis

Discussion

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