The ultrasound diagnosis of fetal gastric teratoma
β Scribed by Lixue Zhou; Ruike Pan; Xin Zhang; Lirong He
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 315 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1610-1979
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## Abstract We report a case of a large fetal oropharyngeal teratoma in a 19βweek fetus evaluated with 3βdimensional (3D) sonography. The 3D sonographic surface and maximum mode rendering of the tumor allowed detailed visualization of the mass lesion and thus enabled active patient participation in
Teratomas are tumors which contain elements derived from more than one of the embryonic germ layers, so that the tissue components are often foreign to the anatomic site of the tumor. This tumor is an uncommon lesion in the newborn and even more so its localization in the neck.