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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal glioblastoma multiforme
Author(s) -
Geraghty A. V.,
Knott P. D.,
Hanna H. M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970090903
Subject(s) - medicine , polyhydramnios , in utero , hydrocephalus , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , glioblastoma , ultrasound , pathology , pregnancy , radiology , genetics , cancer research , biology
Abstract Intracerebral tumours of the fetus are very rare conditions, most often presenting clinically as polyhydramnios and hydrocephalus. These conditions can be diagnosed with ultrasound and clearly differentiated from hydrocephalus and other intracranial lesions. The following report is of a case of an intracerebral tumour (glioblastoma multiforme) diagnosed at 33 weeks in utero using ultrasound. The prognosis for this condition is universally poor.