Journal article
Malignant Rhabdoid Tumour of the Pineal Region
Abstract
A 9-month-old male presented to hospital with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. A CT scan showed obstructive hydrocephalus from a large pineal region mass lesion into which an intratumoral hemorrhage had occurred. A posterior fossa craniectomy and subtotal excision of the mass lesion were performed. By histopathology, the lesion was a malignant rhabdoid tumour (MRT). Despite surgery and chemotherapy, the tumour grew …
Authors
Muller M; Hubbard SL; Provias J; Greenberg M; Becker LE; Rutka JT
Journal
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 273–277
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
August 1994
DOI
10.1017/s0317167100041287
ISSN
0317-1671