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May 1965, Vol 109, No. 5 >
Article | May 1965

Intracranial Teratoma of the Newborn FREE

FRANK M. FINCK, MD; RICHARD ANTIN, MD
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Received for publication Nov 2, 1964.

Reprint requests to Los Angeles County Hospital, 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, Calif 90033 (Dr. Finck).


Am J Dis Child. 1965;109(5):439-442. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1965.02090020441011.
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TWENTY-FIVE cases of intracranial teratoma in newborn infants were discussed by Greenhouse in a review of the world literature in 1961.1 Since that time, scattered reports have confirmed the rarity of this lesion but also show an increased awareness of its occurrence.1-6 This report adds another case to the world literature and constitutes the first such report in the American pediatric literature.

Report of a Case  Clinical History.—This male infant was delivered by cesarean section of a gravida 2, para 1, 16-year-old mother on Jan 22, 1964. After a trial of labor, surgical intervention was made necessary by a cephalopelvic disproportion due to enlargement of the fetal head, diagnosed by x-ray studies. The mother received no antenatal care and had no drugs, illnesses or irradiation during the pregnancy. The infant was meconium stained, and the Apgar at birth was 4. Heartbeat and movements of the infant were normal,

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Greenhouse, A. H., and Neubuerger, K. T.:  Intracranial Teratoma of Newborn , Arch Neurol 3:718-724, 1960;.
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Alba-Villon, P.:  Report of Case of Intracranial Teratoma in Newborn , Phillip J Cancer 4:154-159, 1962;.
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Chen, H. P.:  Intracranial Teratoma of Newborn: Report of Unusual Case , J Neuropath Exp Neurol 17:599-603, 1958;.
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Duckett, S., and Claireaux, A. E.:  Cerebral Teratoma Associated With Epignathus in Newborn Infant , J Neurosurg 20: 888-891, 1963;.
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Diament, A. J.:  Tomores congenitos do sestuma nervosa , Arq Neuropsiquiat 19:275-286, 1961;.
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Strang, R. R.:  Teratomas of Posterior Cranial Fossa , Zbl Neurochir 20:359-372, 1960;.
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Willis, R. A.: Teratomas—Atlas of Tumor Pathology , section 3, pt 9, Washington, DC: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1951;.
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Friedman, N. B.:  Comparative Morphogenesis of Extragenital and Gonadal Teratoid Tumors , Cancer 4:265-276, 1951;.

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Greenhouse, A. H., and Neubuerger, K. T.:  Intracranial Teratoma of Newborn , Arch Neurol 3:718-724, 1960;.
2 +
Alba-Villon, P.:  Report of Case of Intracranial Teratoma in Newborn , Phillip J Cancer 4:154-159, 1962;.
3 +
Chen, H. P.:  Intracranial Teratoma of Newborn: Report of Unusual Case , J Neuropath Exp Neurol 17:599-603, 1958;.
4 +
Duckett, S., and Claireaux, A. E.:  Cerebral Teratoma Associated With Epignathus in Newborn Infant , J Neurosurg 20: 888-891, 1963;.
5 +
Diament, A. J.:  Tomores congenitos do sestuma nervosa , Arq Neuropsiquiat 19:275-286, 1961;.
6 +
Strang, R. R.:  Teratomas of Posterior Cranial Fossa , Zbl Neurochir 20:359-372, 1960;.
7 +
Willis, R. A.: Teratomas—Atlas of Tumor Pathology , section 3, pt 9, Washington, DC: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1951;.
8 +
Friedman, N. B.:  Comparative Morphogenesis of Extragenital and Gonadal Teratoid Tumors , Cancer 4:265-276, 1951;.

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