2012, Number 1
Teratocarcinoma with a component of choriocarcinoma
Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 181-187
PDF size: 161.72 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Teratocarcinomas represent 3-5% of the intracranial tumors in childhood approximately. Their clinical manifestations can vary from an asymptomatic status to a wide spectrum of neurological, visual and endocrine symptoms. A 9 year-old female patient presenting headache, vomits and sudden loss of vision attended to "Pepe Portilla" Children Hospital, Pinar del Rio. Several medical examinations were performed, diagnosing a Teratocarcinoma with a component of choriocarcinoma; the patient underwent a surgery having a satisfactory evolution.REFERENCES
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