Teeth were found in the brain of a 4-month old baby in Maryland, US due to the presence of a rare brain tumour
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Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
The child underwent brain surgery to get the tumour removed, during which doctors found that the tumour contained fully formed teeth, according a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The tumour was discovered near the child's pituitary gland after tests revealed his head was growing at an increased rate.
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"It's not every day you see teeth in any type of tumour in the brain. In craniopharyngioma, it's unheard of," said Narlin Beaty, a neurosurgeon at the University of Maryland who performed the surgery.
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