%0 Journal Article %T Teratocarcinoma con componente de coriocarcinoma %A Sosa Hern¨¢ndez %A Jackeline %A Zald¨ªvar Rodr¨ªguez %A Juan Manuel %A Herrera Herrera %A Manuel %A Acosta Piloto %A Juan Manuel %J Revista de Ciencias M£¿£¿dicas de Pinar del R£¿-o %D 2012 %I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas %X teratocarcinomas represent 3-5% of the intracranial tumors in childhood approximately. their clinical manifestations can vary from an asymptomatic status to a wide spectrum of neurological, visual and endocrine symptoms. a 9 year-old female patient presenting headache, vomits and sudden loss of vision attended to "pepe portilla" children hospital, pinar del rio. several medical examinations were performed, diagnosing a teratocarcinoma with a component of choriocarcinoma; the patient underwent a surgery having a satisfactory evolution. %K teratocarcinoma [carcinoma] %K teratocarcinoma [surgery]. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1561-31942012000100019&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en