Supratentorial malignant rhabdoid tumor: case report

Authors
Ben Taib, NO Nagy, N Salmon, I David, P Brotchi, J De Witte, O
Citation
No. Ben Taib et al., Supratentorial malignant rhabdoid tumor: case report, NEUROCHIRE, 45(3), 1999, pp. 237-242
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
NEUROCHIRURGIE
ISSN journal
00283770 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
237 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3770(199909)45:3<237:SMRTCR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Primitive malignant rhabdoid tumor of the central nervous system are extrem ely rare. Less than 70 cases are reported in the literature. This tumor gro ws during the first months of life and prognosis is very poor. We report a case of primitive malignant rhabdoid tumor in a 17-year-old you ng adult. To our knowledge it is the first such case reported in the litera ture. We review the clinical feature, the neuradiological and therapeutical aspec ts.