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Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour in a supratentorial location: A report of two cases

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Nasreen Mahomed, J Naidoo, S Dlangamandla, S Andronikou, S Pather, K Pillay

Abstract


Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour of the central nervous system is a rare, highly aggressive childhood malignancy. The age of presentation is usually <2 years, but this tumour may occur in other age groups. The typical location is the posterior fossa, with supratentorial origin less common. We present two cases of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumours, with the suprasellar location of one case proving to be a diagnostic radiological challenge.

 

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Nasreen Mahomed, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

J Naidoo, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

S Dlangamandla, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

S Andronikou, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

S Pather, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

K Pillay, Division of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour; Supratentorial origin; Peripheral rim of restricted diffusion; Calcification with blooming on gradient sequence; CSF seeding; Immunoreactive for vimentin, EMA, SMA and GFAP

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South African Journal of Child Health 2014;8(4):159-161. DOI:10.7196/SAJCH.655

Article History

Date submitted: 2013-08-25
Date published: 2014-02-05

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