Suprasellar Mature Cystic Teratoma: An Unusual Location for an Uncommon Tumor

Intracranial germ cell tumors are uncommon and account for only 0.3–3.4% of all intracranial tumors. Teratomas are a subset of these neoplasms, and their finding in brain structures is exceptionally rare, and occurrence within the skull base is quite novel. The authors report the case of a 57-year-o...

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Main Authors: Raed B. Sweiss, Faris Shweikeh, Fadi B. Sweiss, Stephanie Zyck, Lauren Dalvin, Javed Siddiqi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/180497