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Sellar Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT): A Clinicopathologically and Genetically Distinct Variant of AT/RT.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Jul 2017
Nakata Satoshi, Nobusawa Sumihito, Hirose Takanori, Ito Shinji, Inoshita Naoko, Ichi Shunsuke, Amatya Vishwa J, Takeshima Yukio, Sugiyama Kazuhiko, Sonoda Yukihiko, Haga Hironori, Hirato Junko, Nakazato Yoichi, Yokoo Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RTs) are rare aggressive tumors of the central nervous system that predominantly affect infants. Although adult AT/RT are rare, accumulated cases have revealed adult-specific AT/RT in the sellar region. Twelve previously reported cases of sellar AT/RT exclusively occurred in adult females, suggesting biological differences from conventional infant AT/RT. We herein...
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