Open AccessBrain atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor in an adult with long-term survival: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
R. Moujahed,
Khalil Ghedira,
Alia Zehani,
Slim Charfi,
S. Nagi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_554_18
Subject(s) - term (time) , medicine , atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor , pathology , oncology , immunohistochemistry , astronomy , physics
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) represents a rare malignant embryonic tumor of infant and early childhood. Its prognosis remains dismal despite aggressive multimodal treatment. We report the case of a 24-year-old male who was diagnosed with left parietal AT/RT after total resection and who is still in good health and recurrence free 4 years after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy.