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Adenocarcinoma arising from intracranial recurrent mature teratoma and featuring mutated KRAS and wild-type BRAF genes.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Feb 2015
Kim Eun Soo, Kwon Mi Jung, Song Joon Ho, Kim Dong Hoon, Park Hye-Rim
Abstract excerpt
Malignant transformation or recurrence of intracranial mature teratoma is an extremely rare occurrence, compared to the usual ovarian counterpart. Previously, yolk sac tumor elements have been considered to be selective progenitors of enteric-type adenocarcinoma arising from intracranial germ cell tumors. However, the present case demonstrates the occurrence of enteric-type adenocarcinoma in recurrent...
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