Spontaneous regression of congenital brain tumors: a report of two cases.
Brain tumors
Congenital
Mass lesion
Regression
Vanishing
Journal
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
ISSN: 1433-0350
Titre abrégé: Childs Nerv Syst
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8503227
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2021
12 2021
Historique:
received:
16
02
2021
accepted:
15
04
2021
pubmed:
3
5
2021
medline:
11
1
2022
entrez:
2
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Vanishing brain tumor is defined as spontaneously disappearing or decreasing of the initial brain mass volume to ≤ 70% before establishing the definitive diagnosis. The condition is rare and can be attributed to different factors. The exact mechanism is under debate, but the increasing rate and accuracy of neuroimaging studies and occurrence of similar scenario in other pathologies rather than brain tumors can be of particular importance in finding vanishing brain lesions. We present two unusual cases of congenital brain masses which underwent spontaneous shrinkage within the first months of life. The condition is scarcely observed in congenital brain masses. As congenital brain lesions are distinct entities with peculiar characteristics, this rare phenomenon may reflect different aspects in this age group.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Vanishing brain tumor is defined as spontaneously disappearing or decreasing of the initial brain mass volume to ≤ 70% before establishing the definitive diagnosis. The condition is rare and can be attributed to different factors. The exact mechanism is under debate, but the increasing rate and accuracy of neuroimaging studies and occurrence of similar scenario in other pathologies rather than brain tumors can be of particular importance in finding vanishing brain lesions.
CASE REPORT
We present two unusual cases of congenital brain masses which underwent spontaneous shrinkage within the first months of life.
CONCLUSION
The condition is scarcely observed in congenital brain masses. As congenital brain lesions are distinct entities with peculiar characteristics, this rare phenomenon may reflect different aspects in this age group.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33934203
doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05172-1
pii: 10.1007/s00381-021-05172-1
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3901-3905Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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