Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2005 Mar;48(3):766-771.

A case of congenital retroperitoneal immature teratoma: Prenatally diagnosed as Neuroblastoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea. yi7921@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.
  • 3Kim Jung Sik Radiolodical Clinic, Korea.

Abstract

Through a routine antenatal ultrasound examination of 37-year-old woman at 38 weeks' gestation, a 6 cm-diameter mixed solid and cystic mass was found in the left suprarenal area of her fetus. The following antenatal magnetic resonance image showed a larger cystic mass with a central solid component. The surgical exploration of the mass was performed in 50 days after delivery and by the pathologic examination a grade III immature teratoma was found. The retroperitoneal immature teratomas are extremely rare in childhood. To our Knowledge this is the first reported case about congenital retroperitoneal immature teratoma. The immature teratoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of fetal suprarenal mass and the serum alpha-fetoprotein level should be included in the initial laboratory examination at birth.

Keyword

Immature teratoma; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound; Retroperitoneal; Neuroblastoma

MeSH Terms

Adult
alpha-Fetoproteins
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fetus
Humans
Neuroblastoma*
Parturition
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis
Teratoma*
Ultrasonography
alpha-Fetoproteins
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