title: Placental teratoma. A case report.
abstract: We present a rare case of a placental teratoma found within the fetal membranes of an otherwise normal placenta. Lack of a recognizable umbilical cord and no recognizable skeletal development are used as differential diagnostic criteria for a placental teratoma. In our case, an umbilical cord was absent; nevertheless, the tumor contained two vascular channels covered only by fetal membranes without Wharton's jelly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey. cetin@turnet.net.tr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elagöz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetin
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology