Massive congenital intracranial teratoma diagnosed in utero.
The authors describe a case of congenital intracranial teratoma. The patient was diagnosed to be hydrocephalic at 29 weeks' gestation, and to have a huge intraventricular mass lesion at 34 weeks' gestation. Subsequently, the patient underwent subtotal resection of the mass, resulting in a significant decrease in the remarkably elevated alpha-fetoprotein in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Histological analysis revealed a malignant teratoma, also with alpha-fetoprotein-positive elements in the immunohistochemical study.
Oi
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Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tamaki
N
N
Kondo
T
T
Nakamura
H
H
Kudo
H
H
Suzuki
H
H
Sasaki
M
M
Matsumoto
S
S
Ueda
Y
Y
Katayama
K
K
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
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