%0 Journal Article
%T Tumor Terat¨®ide Rabd¨®ide At¨ªpico Num Adulto
%A Caeiro
%A Cl¨¢udia
%A Augusto
%A Isabel
%A Jaraquemada
%A Teresa
%A Sarmento
%A Cristina
%A Damasceno
%A Margarida
%J Arquivos de Medicina
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (at/rt) is a rare and aggressive malignancy, which is more common in early childhood and carries a poor prognosis. only 23 cases have been described in adults. a treatment strategy is yet to be established but gross total resection (gtr), early radiotherapy (rt) and platinum and alkylator-based chemotherapy seem to be associated with better outcome. we report on a 39 year-old female who presented with headache, vertigo, blurry vision and ataxia. the mri revealed hydrocephalus related to a mass at the pineal region. the treatment consisted of gtr, rt and 3 cycles of an outpatient-based ice regimen. the patient remains disease-free 30 months after diagnosis. following this case, a review of the literature is undertaken.
%K atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
%K ini1 gene
%K monosomy 22
%K chemotherapy.
%U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0871-34132008000400001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en