Brain Tumors in the Neonate

Karuna V Shekdar; Erin Simon Schwartz

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2016.09.001

Brain Tumors in the Neonate

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2017 Feb;27(1):69-83. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.09.001.

Authors

Karuna V Shekdar¹, Erin Simon Schwartz²

Affiliations

¹ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, # 2115 Wood building, 34 and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA. Electronic address: shekdar@email.chop.edu.
² The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, # 2115 Wood building, 34 and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA.

PMID: 27889024
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.09.001

Abstract

Brain tumors can develop in the prenatal and neonatal time periods. Neuroimaging studies are crucial for the early detection of prenatal and neonatal brain tumors. Imaging allows for characterization of morphology, as well as the detection of hydrocephalus, local invasion, and distant spread. The imaging features of the more common neonatal brain tumors, including teratomas, choroid plexus tumors, ATRTs, and neoplasm mimics are described.

Keywords: Brain tumor; Computed tomography; Fetus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neonate.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Neuroimaging / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods