title: Maternal to fetal transmission of cervical carcinoma.
abstract: Reported cases of metastases to the placenta are uncommon, and maternal transmission of tumor to the fetus is even more infrequent. However, vertical transmission of tumor can occur and should be considered as a potential etiology of malignancy in newborns and infants born to mothers with a history of cancer during gestation. Here, we present the imaging findings and clinical course of an unusual case of maternal cervical neuroendocrine carcinoma presenting as bilateral petrous temporal bone lesions in an infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA, vaynman@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ethel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herskovic
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Nitin R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Wadhwani
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium