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A rare case of multifocal atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor

Atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor of the primary central nervous system is an uncommon and highly aggressive tumor that often affects infants and young children. Approximately two-thirds of tumors start in the posterior fossa. The best treatment for atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor is yet unknown. Ch...

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Autor principal: Duc, Nguyen Minh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36439916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.002
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description Atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor of the primary central nervous system is an uncommon and highly aggressive tumor that often affects infants and young children. Approximately two-thirds of tumors start in the posterior fossa. The best treatment for atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor is yet unknown. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery are available as treatment options. Their respective roles are yet not each well defined. The prognosis for atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor is absolutely poor. In this article, we intended to introduce a very rare case of multifocal atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor in a 7-year-old boy.
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spelling pubmed-96914122022-11-26 A rare case of multifocal atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor Duc, Nguyen Minh Radiol Case Rep Case Report Atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor of the primary central nervous system is an uncommon and highly aggressive tumor that often affects infants and young children. Approximately two-thirds of tumors start in the posterior fossa. The best treatment for atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor is yet unknown. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery are available as treatment options. Their respective roles are yet not each well defined. The prognosis for atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor is absolutely poor. In this article, we intended to introduce a very rare case of multifocal atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumor in a 7-year-old boy. Elsevier 2022-11-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9691412/ /pubmed/36439916 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.002 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title A rare case of multifocal atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
title_full A rare case of multifocal atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
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title_short A rare case of multifocal atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36439916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.002
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