Turkish Neurosurgery 2006 , Vol 16 , Num 2
Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors
Burçak BİLGİNER1, Gökhan BOZKURT1, Nejat AKALAN1, Figen SÖYLEMEZOĞLU2, Faruk ZORLU3, Münevver BÜYÜKPAMUKÇU4
1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
3Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
4Department of Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
Central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) of infancy and childhood is a unique histological entity with an extremely aggressive natural history. In spite of multiple treatment regimens consisting of maximal surgical resection, radiation therapy, and multiagent aggressive chemotherapy, the prognosis is very poor. Here in this study we analyze the charts, presenting symptoms, imaging studies, surgical procedures and adjuvant therapy modalities of 10 AT/RT patients between 1995 and 2004. Keywords : Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, Brain tumor, Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Corresponding author : Burçak Bilginer, burcak@tr.net