title: Placental teratoma--a case report.
abstract: A rare case of a mature placental teratoma in a 32-year-old woman is reported. We discuss the mechanism responsible for the development of this rare tumor in the placenta as well as the differential diagnostic difficulties encountered in fetus acardius amorphus, underlining the clinical significance of the exact diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meinhard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicolov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dimitrova
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vassilev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal