Teratocarcinoma con componente de coriocarcinoma

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.