Neonatal intracranial teratoma

Canan A., Gulsevin T., Nejat A., Tezer K., Sule Y., Meryem T., ...More

BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT, vol.22, no.5, pp.340-342, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0387-7604(00)00128-5
  • Journal Name: BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.340-342
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Brain tumors diagnosed in neonatal period are extremely rare. A case of neonatal intracranial teratoma with extracranial extension. presenting with upper airway obstruction is reported. The preoperative diagnosis was made by cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.