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Table 1 Review of reported congenial teratoma cases confined to the posterior fossa

From: Infratentorial immature teratoma of congenital origin can be associated with a 20-year survival outcome: a case report and review of literature

Author (year)

Mode of delivery and Apgar score

Age at diagnosis

Signs and symptoms

Tumor size

Tumor location

Histopathology

Neurosurgical intervention

Outcome

Follow-up

Current case

C section, 8 at 1 min, 10 at 5 min

20 days

Vomiting, poor feeding, and increasing head circumference

6 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

20 years

Algahtani et al. (2018) [22]

SVD, NR

5 years

Headache, vomiting, and irritability

NR

Posterior fossa

Mature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

6 years

Daugherty et al. (2016) [23]

NR

15 years

Headache, imbalance, and papilledema

NR

Posterior fossa

Mature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

9 months

Ferraz et al. (2014) [24]

NR

2 months

Down’s syndrome

NR

Posterior fossa

Mature teratoma

Incomplete resection

Recurrence

2 years

Thust et al. (2014) [14]

C-section, NR

11 weeks

Crying, irritability, and macrocephaly

NR

Posterior fossa

Teratoma

Incomplete resection

Recurrence

18 months

Fukuoka et al. (2014) [15]

SVD, 9 at 1 min, 10 at 5 min

12 days

Vomiting, head circumference enlargement

NR

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

3 years

Algahtani et al. (2013) [4]

SVD, NR

5 years

Headache, vomiting, and irritability

NR

Posterior fossa

Mature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

1 year

Gao et al. (2013) [13]

NR, 9

4 months

Seizures, downward gaze palsy, binocular convergence

NR

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

18 months

Rios et al. (2013) [25]

C section, NR

Prenatal

Incidental finding

5.3 × 4.8 cm

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Biopsy

Dead

NA

Bakhtiar et al. (2012) [16]

SVD, NR

2 months

Lethargy and progressive head enlargement

5 cm

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Total resection

Recurrence

4 years

Das et al. (2007) [26]

NR, NR

2 years

Headache vomiting, imbalance, and speech disturbance

NR

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Incomplete resection

Dead

NA

Desai et al. (2001) [6]

C section, NR

10 days

Rapid head enlargement, vomiting, irritability

NR

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Total resection

Dead

NA

Bavbek et al. (1999) [27]

SVD, NR

5 years

Head enlargement

NR

Posterior fossa

Mature teratoma

Total resection

Alive

NR

Hayashi et al. (1984) [28]

NR

27 days

NR

NR

Posterior fossa

Immature teratoma

Total resection

Dead

NA

  1. SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, NR not reported, C section caesarian section, NA not applicable