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Congenital brain tumor in a neonate conceived by in vitro fertilization

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Congenital brain tumors are very rare; their incidence is estimated at 0.34 per million live births. We report a case of congenital gliosarcoma in a neonate conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF). One other case of brain tumor (medulloblastoma) is reported in a child born after assisted conception. Whether these tumors are causally related to the IVF remains obscure.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon e-mail: tri@cyberia.net.lb Tel.: +961-3-332271 Fax: +961-1-615295, , , , , , LB

    T. Rizk & Salam Koussa

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, , , , , , LB

    Rima Nabbout & Carlo Akatcherian

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  1. T. Rizk
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Received: 18 October 1999

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Rizk, T., Nabbout, R., Koussa, S. et al. Congenital brain tumor in a neonate conceived by in vitro fertilization. Child's Nerv Syst 16, 501–502 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00007295

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