Teratocarcinoma with a component of choriocarcinoma

Authors

  • Jackeline Sosa Hernández Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Psiquiatría Infanto Juvenil. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Instructora. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.
  • Juan Manuel Zaldívar Rodríguez Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Neurología. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Instructor. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.
  • Manuel Herrera Herrera Especialista de Primer Grado en Pediatría. Instructor. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.
  • Juan Manuel Acosta Piloto Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y residente de Pediatría. Instructor. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Teratocarcinoma/carcinoma/surgery.

Abstract

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.

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2012-03-01

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Sosa Hernández J, Zaldívar Rodríguez JM, Herrera Herrera M, Acosta Piloto JM. Teratocarcinoma with a component of choriocarcinoma. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];16(1):221-7. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/881

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2012)

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CASE REPORTS

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