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Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor of the Spine in a 4-Year-Old Girl

Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis, faten.tinsa{at}hotmail.fr

Manel Jallouli, MD

Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis

Wiem Douira, MD

Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Tunis

Adnene Boubaker, MD

Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurology

Nidhameddine Kchir, MD

Department of Pathology Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia

Dalel Ben Hassine, MD

Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis

Khadija Boussetta, MD

Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis

Souad Bousnina, MD

Department of Pediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis

Primary spinal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is extremely rare. The authors present a case of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor occurring in a 4-year-old girl. Magnetic resonance imaging The authors showed an intramedullary mass extending from the bulbomedullary junction to T1 with leptomeningeal dissemination. The patient died 2 weeks after diagnosis.

Key Words: atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor • spine

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 23, No. 12, 1439-1442 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808319319


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