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Childhood central nervous system mature teratoma

MedGen UID:
232345
•Concept ID:
C1332955
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: central nervous system mature teratoma of childhood; Childhood Central Nervous System Mature Teratoma; childhood central nervous system mature teratoma; paediatric central nervous system mature teratoma; pediatric central nervous system mature teratoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003875

Definition

A mature teratoma that arises from the central nervous system during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood central nervous system mature teratoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pathology and molecular biology of teratomas in childhood and adolescence.
Harms D, Zahn S, Göbel U, Schneider DT
Klin Padiatr 2006 Nov-Dec;218(6):296-302. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-942271. PMID: 17080330

Diagnosis

Pediatric sellar teratoma - Case report and review of the literature.
Kürner K, Greuter L, Roethlisberger M, Brand Y, Frank S, Guzman R, Soleman J
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Apr;40(4):1259-1270. Epub 2024 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06296-w. PMID: 38276973Free PMC Article
Intradural dermoid masquerading as pyogenic meningitis: case report.
Kaushik JS, Gomber S, Dewan P
Ann Trop Paediatr 2009 Dec;29(4):305-8. doi: 10.1179/027249309X12547917869122. PMID: 19941754
Pathology and molecular biology of teratomas in childhood and adolescence.
Harms D, Zahn S, Göbel U, Schneider DT
Klin Padiatr 2006 Nov-Dec;218(6):296-302. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-942271. PMID: 17080330
Radiologic features of pediatric thalamic and hypothalamic tumors.
Lefton DR, Pinto RS, Silvera VM, DeLara FA, Schwartz JB, Haller JO
Crit Rev Diagn Imaging 2000 Aug;41(4):237-78. PMID: 10999238
Dermoid lesions of the central nervous system in childhood.
Lekias J, Stokes B
Aust N Z J Surg 1970 May;39(4):335-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1970.tb05367.x. PMID: 5269339

Prognosis

Pediatric sellar teratoma - Case report and review of the literature.
Kürner K, Greuter L, Roethlisberger M, Brand Y, Frank S, Guzman R, Soleman J
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Apr;40(4):1259-1270. Epub 2024 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06296-w. PMID: 38276973Free PMC Article
Pathology and molecular biology of teratomas in childhood and adolescence.
Harms D, Zahn S, Göbel U, Schneider DT
Klin Padiatr 2006 Nov-Dec;218(6):296-302. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-942271. PMID: 17080330
Infantile myofibromatosis presenting with scalp dermoid cyst.
Huang CJ, Lin KL, Jung SM, Wu CT, Wang HS
Pediatr Neurol 2005 Oct;33(4):296-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.05.009. PMID: 16194733
Radiologic features of pediatric thalamic and hypothalamic tumors.
Lefton DR, Pinto RS, Silvera VM, DeLara FA, Schwartz JB, Haller JO
Crit Rev Diagn Imaging 2000 Aug;41(4):237-78. PMID: 10999238
Teratomas in infancy and childhood. A 54-year experience at the Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Tapper D, Lack EE
Ann Surg 1983 Sep;198(3):398-410. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198309000-00016. PMID: 6684416Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Transcortical approach to a huge pineal mature teratoma.
Berhouma M, Jemel H, Ksira I, Khaldi M
Pediatr Neurosurg 2008;44(1):52-4. Epub 2007 Dec 14 doi: 10.1159/000110663. PMID: 18097192
Intradural dermoid tumor of the posterior fossa in a child with diastematobulbia.
Ciurea AV, Coman T, Tascu A, Ionescu V
Surg Neurol 2005 Jun;63(6):571-5; discussion 575. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.06.024. PMID: 15936393
Radiologic features of pediatric thalamic and hypothalamic tumors.
Lefton DR, Pinto RS, Silvera VM, DeLara FA, Schwartz JB, Haller JO
Crit Rev Diagn Imaging 2000 Aug;41(4):237-78. PMID: 10999238

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