title: Fetal meningeal hemangiopericytoma. Case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of a 34-week-old fetus with a meningeal hemangiopericytoma that was diagnosed in utero by using abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. After birth, the neonate underwent transfontanelle ultrasonography and computerized tomography scanning of the head, which confirmed the presence of an extradural hyperdense lesion. Six hours after birth the neonate underwent a craniotomy, which resulted in complete resection of the mass. The postoperative period was uneventful and the newborn was discharged 7 days later. At 2-year follow-up examination there was no evidence of recurrence of the lesion. The authors have found no mention in the literature of this entity diagnosed in the prenatal period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, São Paulo Federal University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. iscava@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavalheiro
authors.forename: Fábio Veiga de Castro
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Sparapani
authors.forename: Antonio Fernandes
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Moron
authors.forename: Marcia Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: João Norberto
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Stávale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal