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A case of an epignathus with intracranial extension appearing as a persistently open mouth at 16 weeks and subsequently diagnosed at 20 weeks of gestation
Author(s) -
Calda Pavel,
Novotná Michaela,
Čutka David,
Břešt'ák Miroslav,
Hašlík Lubomír,
Goldová Barbara,
Vítková Ivana,
Vaněčková Manuela,
Seidl Zdeněk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20762
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , teratoma , agenesis , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
We report a rare case of oral mass (epignathus) with intracranial extension originally suspected antenatally at 16 weeks' gestation because of a persistent open mouth. Postmortem MRI and pathologic examination of the fetus confirmed an oral teratoma with bilateral ventricular dilatation, corpus callosum agenesis, and a neuroepithelial intracranial cyst. The relevant literature regarding this anomaly is reviewed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011