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Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor arising from the third cranial nerve.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18769285     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An otherwise healthy 6-week-old girl who presented with an isolated left third cranial nerve palsy underwent MRI that revealed an enhancing mass intrinsic to the left third cranial nerve. Rapid enlargement of the lesion over 1 month led to subtotal neurosurgical resection of an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), a rare, highly aggressive malignancy of infancy closely related histologically to medulloblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Despite aggressive chemotherapy, the patient died within 6 months of presentation. This is the first report of an AT/RT presenting as an isolated third cranial nerve palsy caused by tumor arising from within the nerve.
Authors:
Charles C Wykoff; Byron L Lam; Carole D Brathwaite; Jaclyn A Biegel; Craig A McKeown; Marc K Rosenblum; Heather B Allewelt; David I Sandberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1536-5166     ISO Abbreviation:  J Neuroophthalmol     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-04     Completed Date:  2009-01-08     Revised Date:  2011-03-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9431308     Medline TA:  J Neuroophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  207-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. cwykoff@med.miami.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / etiology
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / etiology
Mesencephalon / pathology,  surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
Neurosurgical Procedures
Oculomotor Nerve / pathology*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / pathology*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Rhabdoid Tumor / pathology*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Subarachnoid Space / pathology
Teratoma / pathology*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Treatment Failure
Tumor Markers, Biological / analysis,  metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA46274/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P30-EY014801/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 CA046274-17A2/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Tumor Markers, Biological
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