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An umbilical cord teratoma in a 17-week-old fetus |
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| Authors: | Daniel C. L. Satgé Marie-Annick Laumond François Desfarges Marie-Pierre R. Chenard |
| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratoire d'anatomie pathologique, Centre Hospitalier, 19000 Tulle, France;2. Service de gynécologie obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier, 19100 Brive, France;3. Laboratoire d'anatomie pathologique, CHU Hautepierre, 67000 Strasbourg, France |
| Abstract: | A therapeutic abortion was conducted on a 17-week-old male fetus with a large umbilical cord teratoma associated with an exomphalos. A review of the literature revealed ten other cases of umbilical cord teratoma and shows that these tumors have a very polymorphic presentation. Four fetuses and infants died from various causes indicating that there is a need for close follow-up of pregnancies with umbilical cord teratoma. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | associated congenital malformations germ cell tumor prenatal diagnosis umbilical cord teratoma |