A child with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour of the posterior cranial fossa

Authors

K. Rahmat
C.H. Kua
N. Ramli

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Abstract

Primary central nervous system (CNS) atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumours (ATRT) are highly malignant neoplasms which usually present in infancy or early childhood. Although ATRT may arise anywhere within the CNS, the majority (approximately two-thirds) arise in the cerebellum or posterior fossa, and the remainder in the cerebrum. We described the imaging characteristics of CNS ATRT in the posterior cranial fossa of a 14-month-old boy.

Keywords

Central nervous system (CNS)

Divisions

fac_med

Publication Title

Singapore Medical Journal

Volume

49

Issue

12

Publisher

Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association

Additional Information

Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.