Abstract
A 29-week gestational age newborn male infant was found to have an echogenic mass in the 3rd ventricle by prenatal ultrasound 2 weeks prior to delivery. At delivery he was poorly responsive and had hydrocephalus and ascites. A CT scan after birth showed cerebral infarction, amorphous tissue in the left hemisphere and numerous calcifications. Despite supportive treatment he died 4 days after birth. Postmortem examination of the brain revealed marked distortion of the architecture and a supratentorial undifferentiated neoplasm consistent with a PNET. The tumor showed extensive areas of hemorrhage and necrosis and involvement of lateral and third ventricles, brain parenchyma, and meninges.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 605-606 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Brain Pathology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- General Neuroscience
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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