Prenatal diagnosis of intracranial teratoma. Prolonged survival after resection of a malignant teratoma diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound: a case report and literature review

We are reporting a case of an infant with an intracranial malignant teratoma which was diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound at 37 weeks of gestational age. After a cesarean delivery, the resection of the tumor was performed at 24 h of age. This infant is currently the oldest reported survivor that car...

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Published inPediatric neurosurgery Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 84
Main Authors Ferreira, J, Eviatar, L, Schneider, S, Grossman, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.03.1993
Subjects
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - therapeutic use
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Clonazepam - therapeutic use
Female
Fetal Diseases - diagnosis
Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hydrocephalus - complications
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Infant, Newborn
Intellectual Disability - complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Phenobarbital - therapeutic use
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis
Radiography
Teratoma - diagnosis
Teratoma - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Summary:We are reporting a case of an infant with an intracranial malignant teratoma which was diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound at 37 weeks of gestational age. After a cesarean delivery, the resection of the tumor was performed at 24 h of age. This infant is currently the oldest reported survivor that carries this prenatal diagnosis. He is also the first reported infant with surgical intervention for an intracranial malignant teratoma diagnosed prenatally.
ISSN:1016-2291
DOI:10.1159/000120706