Sunday, March 02, 2014

Something in the brain

The 'something' was teeth. They were found in a brain tumor in a 4-month-old child in Maryland. This may be the first time this may have been recorded. The child is doing well but the tumor destroyed the pituitary gland and the child will need to receive hormone treatments for the rest of his life to replace these hormones.


On the left, a brain scan of the boy's tumor. On the right, an image of the teeth that were removed during brain surgery.

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