Case of acrania associated with congenital medulloblastoma

Asai, Mikiko; Kitamura, Hajime; Yanagibashi, Takendo; Asukai, Kunio; Katagiri, Nobuyuki

doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(98)00135-3

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“…There is an increased association of congenital anomalies in patients with medulloblastoma. 14,28,74,76 Arnold-Chiari malformation with hydrocephalus and acrania were the ones noted in this study.…”

Section: Craniopharyngiomasupporting

confidence: 62%

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Fetal Brain Tumors: A Review of 154 Cases

Isaacs

2009

Amer J Perinatol

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The purpose of this literature review is to describe the various types of brain tumors that occur in the fetus, their locations, initial findings, pathology, and outcome. Data are presented that show which patients are likely to survive or benefit from treatment compared with those who are unlikely to respond. An analysis is performed on patients with fetal brain tumors that were detected prenatally by imaging studies or discovered directly after birth. The review revealed 154 fetuses presenting with brain tumors. Teratoma was the leading neoplasm. Next was astrocytoma followed by craniopharyngioma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, choroid plexus papilloma, meningeal tumors, and ependymoma. The most common presenting findings were macrocephaly and an intracranial mass. Overall hydrocephalus was next, followed by stillbirth. Most tumors were detected during the third trimester of pregnancy. Over a third of the affected fetuses were stillborn. Many tumors were inoperable as they occupied much of the intracranial cavity and involved large areas of the brain. Overall survival rate was 23/154, or 15%. Generally fetal brain tumors are associated with a poor prognosis.

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Section: Craniopharyngiomasupporting

confidence: 62%

“…68,69 There is a significant association between medulloblastoma and rhabdoid tumor of the kidney. 60 Hydrocephalus, macrocephaly, and an intracranial mass were the main presenting findings 66,[70][71][72][73][74][75][76] ( Table 6). There is an increased association of congenital anomalies in patients with medulloblastoma.…”

Section: Craniopharyngiomamentioning

confidence: 99%

Fetal Brain Tumors: A Review of 154 Cases

Isaacs

2009

Amer J Perinatol

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“…[12] Similarly, acalvaria has been reported in association with other anomalies such as holoprosencephaly, micropolygyria, facial clefts, cardiac anomalies, club foot, etc., thereby emphasizing need for a thorough clinical evaluation so as to assess the prognosis and the final outcome in such rare cases. [1–4]…”

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confidence: 99%

Acalvaria: A rare congenital malformation

Gupta

Kumar

2012

J Pediatr Neurosci

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“…It is a form of a congenital malformation that occurs as a result of faulty migration of the membranous neurocranium with normal placement of the embryonic ectoderm. This results in the formation of cranial contents in the absence of membranous bones but with an intact layer of skin over brain parenchyma (4) . Therefore, foetal acalvaria is considered to be a post neutralization defect (5) .…”

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confidence: 99%