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Large choroid plexus teratoma : A rare cause of congenital hydrocephalus

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Teratomas form the most common type of congenital brain tumors, frequently presenting as stillbirth. The largest neonatal series of intracranial teratomas reported a 12% survival rate. Although the first teratoma of the lateral ventricle was reported in 1961 by Maier, neonatal intracranial teratoma of the lateral ventricle is an extremely rare entity. We report here a large intracranial poorly differentiated teratoma arising from choroid plexus of lateral ventricle. This typically presented at birth with a large congenital hydrocephalus.

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics, Hindurao Hospital, Delhi, India

    Ashish Jain, Sudhir Dixit & Suhas Datar

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Hindurao Hospital, Delhi, India

    P. K. Jain

  3. Departments of Pediatrics, Hindurao Hospital, Delhi, 110 007, India

    Ashish Jain

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Jain, A., Dixit, S., Datar, S. et al. Large choroid plexus teratoma : A rare cause of congenital hydrocephalus. Indian J Pediatr 77, 452–453 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0039-8

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