Massive fetal intracranial teratoma with hydrocephalus detected at 33 weeks of gestation

Aria Nouri; Mehtap Khuja; Jan Wilczynski; Monika Dzieniecka; Agata Majos; Ludomir Stefanczyk; Ying-Chung Hou; Tomasz Krawczyk; Krzysztof Zakrzewski; Dorota Nowakowska

Massive fetal intracranial teratoma with hydrocephalus detected at 33 weeks of gestation

Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2010;31(2):174-7.

Authors

Aria Nouri¹, Mehtap Khuja, Jan Wilczynski, Monika Dzieniecka, Agata Majos, Ludomir Stefanczyk, Ying-Chung Hou, Tomasz Krawczyk, Krzysztof Zakrzewski, Dorota Nowakowska

Affiliation

¹ Department of Fetal-Maternal Medicine and Gynecology, Research Institute Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland.

PMID: 20424585

Abstract

Fetal intracranial teratomas are rare neoplasms that can be readily detected via USG and MRI. While early discovery of such a condition may be helpful, the prognosis remains poor. We present a case of a massive intracranial teratoma and hydrocephalus initially detected via USG at 33 weeks of gestation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / pathology*
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Female
Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Fetal Diseases / pathology
Gestational Age
Humans
Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging*
Hydrocephalus / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Teratoma / diagnostic imaging*
Teratoma / pathology
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*