Congenital immature teratoma of the central nervous system: Three case reports with literature review

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 109-118

  Bare, Jessica B ^a   Abramowsky, Carlos R ^a   Hayes, Laura L ^a   Shehata, Bahig M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; CNS tumor; Congenital tumor; Hydrocephaly; Macrocephaly; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONGENITAL TUMOR; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TERATOMA;

EID: 34548819936     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15513810701563504     Document Type: Article

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