Case Report: Supratentorial Atypical Teratoid / Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) in a Six-Year-Old Child

Raghavendra H | Varsha K S | L N Gupta | Meenakshi ^[77]

Abstract: Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) is a rare and highly aggressive malignant tumor of infancy and childhood with fatal outcome. Common site is kidney, but it can also occur in the liver, thymus and the CNS. Primary central nervous system tumor atypical rhabdoid /teratoid tumor is a rare and highly malignant tumor that tends to occur in infancy and early childhood. Most tumors (approximately 2/3rd) arise in the posterior fossa. The prognosis of the disease is generally unfavorable. This is a case report of ATRT in an atypical site in a six years old girl

Keywords: ATRT, Supratentorial

Edition: Volume 6 Issue 5, May 2017,

Pages: 1292 - 1294