Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Mature Teratoma in the Cerebellar Hemisphere of an Adult

  • Park, Kwon-Byong (Departments of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Hyung-Su (Departments of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Il (Departments of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Yeon-Lim (Departments of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

Intracranial teratomas are diagnosed mostly in young population and usually involve midline structure. We report a case of mature teratoma in an adult patient with unusual location in cerebellar hemisphere. A 47-year-old woman presented with severe headache and nausea. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a posterior fossa lesion with cerebellar hemispheric location not involving midline. Histological examination of surgical specimen showed fully matured representative tissues of the three germ layers confirming teratoma. This is a rare example of mature teratoma with unusual age of the patient and location.

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