A Case of Massive Congenital Intracranial Teratoma.

Yun, Won Hi; Yoo, Jina; Park, Mi Young; Park, Mi Hye; Kim, Young Ju; Chung, Hye Won; Ahn, Jung Ja; Woo, Bock Hi

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 40(9); 1997 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(9):2038-2042.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Massive Congenital Intracranial Teratoma.

Won Hi Yun, Jina Yoo, Mi Young Park, Mi Hye Park, Young Ju Kim, Hye Won Chung, Jung Ja Ahn, Bock Hi Woo

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ewha womans University, Korea.

Abstract

Massive congenital intracranial teratoma is a very rare. We report the prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of a massive intracranial teratoma in a 323 weeks pregnancy associated with severe hydrocephalus and polyhydroamnios. Prenatal ultrasound revealed a large heterogeneous echoic mass which almost replaced the normal intracranial structure. By transabdominal and transvaginal cephalocentesis, fetus was terminated vaginally and safely. We have reviewed with attention to clinical presentation, sonographic characteristics and associated findings and man-agement and prognosis of massive congenital intracranial teratoma.

Key Words: Massive congenital intracranial teratom