Korean J Perinatol.
2004 Mar;15(1):54-59.
A Case of Congenital Intracranial Teratoma that prenatally Diagnosed
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. hswon@amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
- Congenital intracranial teratoma is rare and it's prognosis is very poor with death usually occurring after birth. Moreover it is very rare for intracranial teratoma to be diagnosed in utero. Recently, we experienced a case of fetal intracranial teratoma at 26 weeks of gestation, which is placed in the middle area of cranial cavity. On the monitor of ultrasonogram, the mass was seen as a hyperechogenic mass and its size was 20~30 mm in diameter and it was located in the region of thalamus. The finding of microscopic examination was that neuroepithelial and neuroglial nests and primitive epithelial cells were aggregated and this finding was consistent with immature teratoma. We report a case with a brief review of the literature.
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