Intracranial teratoma: prolonged neonatal survival after prenatal diagnosis.
The prenatal diagnosis of an intracranial teratoma has been generally associated with either fetal death or very brief postnatal infant survival. A case is reported in which such a neonate survived for a month and was discharged home, despite the in utero diagnosis of a massive tumor.
Dolkart
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Department of Permatology, Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital, Elmira, New York.
Balcom
R J
RJ
Eisinger
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013534:Survival; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography