A Case Report of a Rare Pediatric Brain Tumor: Congenital Glioblastoma.

Congenital brain tumors are extremely rare; even with advances in prenatal imaging tests, it is still uncommon. Congenital glioblastoma (GBM) is a rare childhood tumor. With less than 50 cases described in the literature, it corresponds to less than 2% of tumors in children under two months of life.

Anatomical implications of posterior cephaloceles in the dural venous sinuses.

Objective: To analyze the venous anatomy of the dural sinuses of patients with posterior encephaloceles, in order to formulate anatomical patterns which can ensure safer surgery.

Methods: This is a retrospective study, analyzing eight patients diagnosed with posterior encephalocele throughout 1 year.

Results: Eight patients with cephaloceles were evaluated in our study from January 2017 to January 2018.