Oligodendroglioma Arising in a Sacrococcygeal Immature Teratoma.
10.3346/jkms.2002.17.3.426
- Author:
Chan Kwon JUNG
1
;
Youn Soo LEE
;
Eun Sun JUNG
;
Chang Suk KANG
;
Byung Kee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. lys9908@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sacrococcygeal Region;
Teratoma;
Oligodendroglioma
- MeSH:
Fatal Outcome;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Oligodendroglioma/*pathology;
Sacrococcygeal Region/*pathology;
Spinal Neoplasms/*pathology;
Teratoma/*pathology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2002;17(3):426-428
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tumors of neuroepithelial origin are extremely rare in teratoma and tend to be derived from glial or primitive neuroectodermal cells. We describe a case of 2- month-old baby girl with an oligodendroglioma arising in an immature teratoma of the sacrococcygeal region. Histologically, the tumor was identical in appearance to low grade oligodendroglioma within the adult brain. Because immature teratoma was grade II, the patient received adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient died of progression of the intra-abdominal tumor 6 months after surgical excision. The authors believe this to be the first presentation in the world literature.
