Massive intracranial immature teratoma with extracranial extension into oral cavity, nose, and neck

We present a case of congenital massive intracranial teratoma with extracranial extension into oral cavity, nose, and neck diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography at 25 weeks of gestation. The fetus was delivered by cesarean section because of massive fetal head size and severe maternal pregnancy-ind...

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Published in:	Fetal diagnosis and therapy Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 321
Main Authors:	Alagappan, A, Shattuck, K E, Rowe, T, Hawkins, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland 01-09-1998
Subjects:	Adolescent Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Brain Neoplasms - pathology Cesarean Section Female Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Gestational Age Hepatomegaly Humans Hypertension Karyotyping Mouth - pathology Neck - pathology Nose - pathology Pregnancy Teratoma - diagnostic imaging Teratoma - pathology Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Summary:	We present a case of congenital massive intracranial teratoma with extracranial extension into oral cavity, nose, and neck diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography at 25 weeks of gestation. The fetus was delivered by cesarean section because of massive fetal head size and severe maternal pregnancy-induced hypertension. At necropsy the tumor was found to be an immature teratoma, with no recognizable normal brain tissue. An additional finding was hepatomegaly secondary to extensive extramedullary hematopoiesis. Karyotyping of both the fetus and the teratoma revealed a normal female chromosomal composition: 46,XX.
ISSN:	1015-3837
DOI:	10.1159/000020862