A Case of Congenital Intracranial Teratoma that prenatally Diagnosed / 대한주산의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Perinatology
; : 54-59, 2004.
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in Korean
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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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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prenatal Diagnosis
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Prognosis
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Teratoma
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Thalamus
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Ultrasonography
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Parturition
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Epithelial Cells
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Pregnancy
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Perinatology
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article