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BMJ Case Reports 2009; doi:10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0601
  • Rare disease

Cerebral atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour arising in a child treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

  1. Michelle De Padua1,
  2. VijayAnand Reddy2,
  3. Manohar Reddy3
  1. 1
    Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033, India
  2. 2
    Department of Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500033, India
  3. 3
    Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500033, India
  1. M De Padua, michelledepadua{at}hotmail.com
  • Published 26 March 2009

Summary

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumours (ATRT) are rare, arising typically in childhood. ATRT arising as a secondary tumour in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia have not been reported so far. We report a case of ATRT in a 17-year-old boy, 11 years after he was treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with cranial radiation.

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: none.

  • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.

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