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Malignant triton tumor of trigeminal nerve—case report

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Introduction

Here we are presenting a unique case of malignant triton tumor of the trigeminal nerve in a 4-year-old boy who presented with diplopia and ptosis.

Intervention

Near total excision of the tumor was performed, and adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy were administered.

Results

The patient is in good health and has no evidence of clinical and radiological tumor recurrence for 22  months.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Professor Özlem Yapıcıer for her cooperation in pathological diagnosis of the specimens and preparation of pathological pictures for this paper.

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  1. Clinical fellow of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Fahmida Arab Mallah

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Bahattin Tanrıkulu

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Funda Çorapçıoğlu

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Head, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Özek

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Mallah, F.A., Tanrıkulu, B., Çorapçıoğlu, F. et al. Malignant triton tumor of trigeminal nerve—case report. Childs Nerv Syst 34, 983–986 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3708-3

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