Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the spine

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Mar;28(3):593-5.

Abstract

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a highly malignant central nervous system neoplasm usually seen in young children and infants. Prognosis for AT/RT is poor, with most patients dying within 1 year of presentation. AT/RT most commonly occurs intracranially. Location in the spine, though previously reported, is rare, and imaging findings have not been emphasized in the past. We present a case of AT/RT occurring in the thoracolumbar spine of a child and review available clinical and imaging findings in previously reported cases of spinal AT/RT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Rhabdoid Tumor / pathology*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Teratoma / pathology*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology