Abstract
A case of intracranial teratoma in the newborn was reported. This 30days-old male infant was hospitalized because of macrocephalus (head circumference 43.6 cm). The tumor was visualized at the posterior region of the third ventricle by the less invasive auxiliary diagnostic method, such as plain skull X-P, brain scanning etc.
At 39 days of age the tumor was removed, which was elastic and partially hard, and weighed 150 g. Histological diagnosis was benign teratoma. Various complications including respiratory difficulties and polyuria appeared postoperatively. The patient died 2 years after the operation. Autopsy revealed the residual tumor at the midbrain and the pons.
Intracranial tumors verified histologically within the first two months of life are very rare. Ninety-nine cases have been reported in the literature. Only three out of twelve surgically trea-ted cases survived more than two years after operation. Problems of pre- and postoperative treatment for the intracranial tumorin the new-born were discussed.
