Frontiers in Oncology (Apr 2022)

Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor: A Possible Oriented Female Pathology?

  • Cinzia Baiano,
  • Rosa Della Monica,
  • Raduan Ahmed Franca,
  • Maria Laura Del Basso De Caro,
  • Luigi Maria Cavallo,
  • Lorenzo Chiariotti,
  • Tamara Ius,
  • Emmanuel Jouanneau,
  • Teresa Somma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.854437
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor is a rare lesion that occurs mainly in children can be supratentorial or infratentorial and it accounts for 1-2% of pediatric brain tumors and over 10% of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants, with a male preponderance up to 3 years of age, more than 50% of these occur in the cerebellum. In this report we describe four new cases of sellar AT/RTs underwent endoscopic endonasal approach and different adjuvant therapies. Our aim is to report the clinical, radiological and pathological features of these rare lesions, focusing on the possibility to perform an early diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic strategy.

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