Diagnostic challenges of an incidental finding: case report of definitely-congenital glioblastoma multiforme in a very preterm infant

• Main Authors: Silvia Martini (Author), Vittoria Paoletti (Author), Monica Maffei (Author), Mino Zucchelli (Author), Chiara Locatelli (Author), Maximilian Fischer (Author), Viscardo Paolo Fabbri (Author), Maria Pia Foschini (Author), Giovanni Tallini (Author), Luigi Corvaglia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Congenital brain tumors are extremely rare in the neonatal population, and often associated with a poor prognosis. The diagnostic suspicion is often aroused at antenatal scans or postnatally, if clinical signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure become evident. We pre...