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  • Title: Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors.
    Author: Dang T, Vassilyadi M, Michaud J, Jimenez C, Ventureyra EC.
    Journal: Childs Nerv Syst; 2003 Apr; 19(4):244-8. PubMed ID: 12682757.
    Abstract:
    CASE REPORTS: We describe three cases of atypical ATRT that were identified at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. DISCUSSION: Over the past decade, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRTs) of the central nervous system have emerged as a distinct entity. This tumor is typically misdiagnosed as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)/medulloblastoma. The unique immunohistochemistry profile of an ATRT helps distinguish it from a PNET/medulloblastoma. This is of clinical importance because the prognosis of a patient with an ATRT is worse than that of a PNET/medulloblastoma despite aggressive surgical treatment with or without adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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