title: A rare case of oropharyngeal teratoma diagnosed antenatally with MRI.
abstract: Oropharyngeal teratomas are extremely rare congenital tumors and have an incidence rate of one in 35,000-200,000 newborn babies/neonates. Oropharyngeal teratomas may cause life threatening airway obstruction to a newborn. Early diagnosis with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential to plan management. Here, we present a rare case of oropharyngeal true teratoma diagnosed with MRI antenatally in a fetus at 34 weeks of gestation in a 25-year-old female who was being evaluated for polyhydraminos. We found MRI to be more helpful for antenatal diagnosis, counseling, and management than ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Metro Diagnostic Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Murali Mohan
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Manchali
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Manju Sudha Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Chandrahasa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharabu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, Princess Dhuru Shevar Children's and General Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Meher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Latha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Suraksha Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Leela
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Diagnosed antenatally; MRI better modality; oropharyngeal teratoma
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