TY - JOUR
T1 - Multifocal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour in an infant—a rare case report
AU - Pai, Ashwin
AU - Prasad, G. Lakshmi
AU - Vasudevan, Geetha
AU - Nayak, Deepak M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024.
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - Background: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumours (AT/RT) are uncommon but aggressive, malignant tumours in the paediatric age group. Presentation of concomitant supratentorial and infratentorial lesions in an infant is extremely rare. We discuss an infant diagnosed with such lesions. Systematic PubMed search was conducted using keywords ‘atypical teratoid /rhabdoid tumor’, ‘paediatric’ and ‘multifocal’. Reports were included for patients younger than 18 years with two or more lesions. The search yielded additional five cases and were tabulated. Age, sex, location, treatment given and survival/outcome were noted. Case report: A 10-month-old child presented with complaints of drowsiness and intractable vomiting. Imaging showed multifocal supra- and infratentorial lesions with obstructive hydrocephalus. The child underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by surgical removal of the posterior fossa lesion. Histopathological features were consistent with AT/RT. Conclusions: Multifocal AT/RT are very rare. The impact of multifocality in the outcome is not known as very few reports are available. Newer targeted therapies may offer insight in improving outcomes in the future.
AB - Background: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumours (AT/RT) are uncommon but aggressive, malignant tumours in the paediatric age group. Presentation of concomitant supratentorial and infratentorial lesions in an infant is extremely rare. We discuss an infant diagnosed with such lesions. Systematic PubMed search was conducted using keywords ‘atypical teratoid /rhabdoid tumor’, ‘paediatric’ and ‘multifocal’. Reports were included for patients younger than 18 years with two or more lesions. The search yielded additional five cases and were tabulated. Age, sex, location, treatment given and survival/outcome were noted. Case report: A 10-month-old child presented with complaints of drowsiness and intractable vomiting. Imaging showed multifocal supra- and infratentorial lesions with obstructive hydrocephalus. The child underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by surgical removal of the posterior fossa lesion. Histopathological features were consistent with AT/RT. Conclusions: Multifocal AT/RT are very rare. The impact of multifocality in the outcome is not known as very few reports are available. Newer targeted therapies may offer insight in improving outcomes in the future.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00381-023-06274-8
DO - 10.1007/s00381-023-06274-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 38305878
AN - SCOPUS:85184171800
SN - 0256-7040
VL - 40
SP - 1591
EP - 1596
JO - Child's Nervous System
JF - Child's Nervous System
IS - 5
ER -