Teratoma of the umbilical cord.
A case of teratoma of the umbilical cord is described. Four previous reports of this entity are briefly reviewed, and a detailed description of the current case is presented. The histogenesis of teratomas at this unusual site is discussed. The features that distinguish teratomas of the umbilical cord and placenta from acardius fetus are enumerated.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014470:Umbilical Cord