A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour in a 9-year-old girl
Primary central nervous system atypical rhabdoid/teratoid tumour (ATRT) is a rare and highly malignant tumour that tends to occur in infancy and early childhood. The majority of tumours (approximately two-third) arise in the posterior fossa. The optimal treatment for ATRT remains unclear. Options of...
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my.iium.irep.118872012-01-30T01:30:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11887/ A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour in a 9-year-old girl Chan, Kin Hup Mohammed Haspani, Mohammed Saffari Tan, Yew Chin Kassim, Fauziah R Medicine (General) Primary central nervous system atypical rhabdoid/teratoid tumour (ATRT) is a rare and highly malignant tumour that tends to occur in infancy and early childhood. The majority of tumours (approximately two-third) arise in the posterior fossa. The optimal treatment for ATRT remains unclear. Options of treatment include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Each of their role is still not clearly defined until now. The prognosis of the disease is generally unfavourable. This is a case report of ATRT in an atypical site in a 9-year-old girl. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2011-07 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11887/1/MJMS-18-3-082.pdf Chan, Kin Hup and Mohammed Haspani, Mohammed Saffari and Tan, Yew Chin and Kassim, Fauziah (2011) A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour in a 9-year-old girl. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 18 (3). pp. 82-86. ISSN 1394-195X |
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Primary central nervous system atypical rhabdoid/teratoid tumour (ATRT) is a rare and highly malignant tumour that tends to occur in infancy and early childhood. The majority of tumours (approximately two-third) arise in the posterior fossa. The optimal treatment for ATRT remains unclear. Options of treatment include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Each of their role is still not clearly defined until now. The prognosis of the disease is generally unfavourable. This is a case report of ATRT in an atypical site in a 9-year-old girl. |
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A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid
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A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid
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A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid
tumour in a 9-year-old girl |
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A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid
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A case report of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid
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