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Brief Title: Rare Tumor Case Review
Official Title: Rare Tumor Case Review
Study ID: NCT00229879
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to do a literature review and combine all of the cases of the intrapericardial teratoma tumor and see if some conclusions can be made about this rare tumor in children.
Detailed Description: We excised an intrapericardial teratoma tumor out of a child approximately one month ago. This is a very uncommon tumor overall, and even more uncommon in children. The majority of reports in the literature are single case reports I would like to report ours, as well as do a literature review to combine all of the cases and see if some conclusions can be made about this rare tumor in children.
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Name: Brian Kogon, MD
Affiliation: Emory University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Kirk R Kanter, MD
Affiliation: Emory University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Paul M. Kirshbom, MD
Affiliation: Emory University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR