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MR findings of malignant intracranial teratoma in a neonate

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Intracranial teratomas are the most common intracranial tumor in newborns. Their clinical symptoms are ambiguous but they have a characteristic pattern of a bulky midline lesion with a solid component, multiple loculated cysts and occasionally calcifications. This pattern is easily evident on cranial MR examination.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    P. Uken, Y. Sato & W. Smith

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Uken, P., Sato, Y. & Smith, W. MR findings of malignant intracranial teratoma in a neonate. Pediatr Radiol 16, 504–505 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387967

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