Massive triventricular teratoma in an infant.

Childs Nerv Syst

12, II Main Road, CIT Colony, Chennai-600 004, India.

Published: October 2001

A massive teratoma occupying both the lateral ventricles and the third ventricle in an infant is reported. The limitations of nomenclature are also indicated.

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