title: [Prenatal diagnosis of malignant intracranial teratoma in the fetus].
abstract: At 24 weeks of gestation, an intracranial cystic lesion of 3 cm diameter, without further associated foetal malformations, was detected by ultrasound in a 25-year old nullipara prima gravida, during routine prenatal care. Within 5 weeks, the cystic mass developed into a predominantly solid tumour located at the 3rd ventricle, showing patterns of a rapidly growing malignant intracerebral process. At 29 weeks of gestation, pregnancy was terminated by sectio parva because of a progressive hydrocephalus with a biparietal diameter of 10.2 cm. Autopsy confirmed a malignant teratoma. Foetal intracranial teratomas are rare. Diagnosis and therapy should be carried out in perinatal centres.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eckmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hüneke
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Schlotfeldt
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Carstensen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reinhold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
vernacular_title: Pränatale Diagnostik eines fetalen malignen intrakraniellen Teratoms.