[An infant autopsy case of ependymoblastoma with high serum alpha fetoprotein (author's transl)].

This report is concerned with a 55-day-old female hospitalized because of intraventricular hemorrhage from a tumor in the pineal region. Examination of serum alpha fetoprotein showed 7400 ng/ml. The patient expired because of frequent intraventricular hemorrhage and progressive hydrocephalus. Autopsy demonstrated the tumor was ependymoblastoma. No teratomatous component was noticed in the histological examination. High serum alpha fetoprotein in relation to tumor histology was briefly discussed.