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Unusual presentations of fetal teratoma.

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Kuller, JA; Laifer, SA; Martin, JG; MacPherson, TA; Mitre, B; Hill, LM
Published in: J Perinatol
September 1991
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Teratomas are the most common congenital neoplasm. Fetal intracranial teratomas generally are large solid/cystic tumors that often completely replace normal brain tissue. Mediastinal teratomas are uncommon and rarely result in nonimmune hydrops fetalis. We describe two unusual presentations of fetal teratoma. The first is a fetus with massive hydrocephalus and marked facial deformities that were caused by a small intracranial teratoma. The second is a fetus with a mediastinal teratoma associated with non-immune hydrops fetalis. In both cases, compression by the mass resulted in lethal sequelae.

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Jeffrey Adam Kuller
Author Jeffrey Adam Kuller Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine

Published In

J Perinatol

ISSN

0743-8346

Publication Date

September 1991

Volume

11

Issue

3

Start / End Page

294 / 296

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Teratoma
  • Pregnancy
  • Pediatrics
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Hydrops Fetalis
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Humans
  • Fetal Diseases
 

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Kuller, J. A., Laifer, S. A., Martin, J. G., MacPherson, T. A., Mitre, B., & Hill, L. M. (1991). Unusual presentations of fetal teratoma. J Perinatol, 11(3), 294–296.
Kuller, J. A., S. A. Laifer, J. G. Martin, T. A. MacPherson, B. Mitre, and L. M. Hill. “Unusual presentations of fetal teratoma.” J Perinatol 11, no. 3 (September 1991): 294–96.
Kuller JA, Laifer SA, Martin JG, MacPherson TA, Mitre B, Hill LM. Unusual presentations of fetal teratoma. J Perinatol. 1991 Sep;11(3):294–6.
Kuller, J. A., et al. “Unusual presentations of fetal teratoma.” J Perinatol, vol. 11, no. 3, Sept. 1991, pp. 294–96.
Kuller JA, Laifer SA, Martin JG, MacPherson TA, Mitre B, Hill LM. Unusual presentations of fetal teratoma. J Perinatol. 1991 Sep;11(3):294–296.

Published In

J Perinatol

ISSN

0743-8346

Publication Date

September 1991

Volume

11

Issue

3

Start / End Page

294 / 296

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Teratoma
  • Pregnancy
  • Pediatrics
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Hydrops Fetalis
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Humans
  • Fetal Diseases