Intrapericardial teratoma

Fetal intrapericardial teratoma

“…A previous report on a girl with partial trisomy 3p (pter→p21.33) and partial monosomy 9p (pter→p22.1) described her as having sex reversal and craniofacial dysmorphism, with a cleft palate and marked micro-and retrognathia, dysmorphic features which were present in the fetus in our case 2 . The large terminal 3p duplication (pter→p14.2) that was seen in our case has been reported previously in a girl, born prematurely, whose father carried a balanced 3 : 8 translocation.…”

Fetal pericardial teratoma causing cardiac insufficiency: prenatal diagnosis and therapy

“…The tumor and/or pericardial effusion can impede venous return and cause cardiac tamponade, resulting in fetal hydrops and stillbirth 9 -11 . The development of fetal hydrops requires treatment by early delivery, in-utero pericardiocentesis, or fetal surgery depending on the gestational age, the anatomy of the teratoma, and the degree of cardiac decompensation 9,12,13 .…”

Therapy for Foetal Pericardial Tumours: Survival following in utero Shunting, and Literature Review

“…Teratomas in newborns usually have an extragonadal localisation (sacrococcygeal, nuchal, intracranial, orbital, pharyngeal, retroperitoneal, in the anterior mediastinum and intrapericardial). Intrapericardial teratomas are rare, occurring in 5 to 6 out of 10,000 children, but this could be an underestimation, as many children remain asymptomatic [25] .…”