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Intrauterine mediastinal teratoma associated with non-immune hydrops fetalis
Z Weinraub1, U Gembruch, H J Födisch
1Abteilung für Pränatale Diagnostik und Therapie der Universität Bonn, F.R.G.
Prenatal Diagnosis
|May 1, 1989
Abstract:
We describe a rare case of non-immune hydrops fetalis caused by mediastinal teratoma. The sonographic appearance was that of a mixed cystic and solid mass in the antero-superior mediastinum. The teratoma, on post mortem, extended cranially to the upper part of the thyroid, exerting pressure and causing deviation of the trachea, oesophagus, and aortic arch. The pathogenesis of non-immune hydrops fetalis suggests obstruction of venous return caused by this tumour.