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An umbilical cord teratoma in a 17‐week‐old fetus
Author(s) -
Satgé Daniel C. L.,
Laumond MarieAnnick,
Desfarges François,
Chenard MariePierre R.
Publication year - 2001
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.47
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , teratoma , medicine , fetus , presentation (obstetrics) , therapeutic abortion , obstetrics , abortion , sacrococcygeal teratoma , pregnancy , surgery , anatomy , biology , genetics
A therapeutic abortion was conducted on a 17‐week‐old male fetus with a large umbilical cord teratoma associated with an exomphalos. A review of the literature revealed ten other cases of umbilical cord teratoma and shows that these tumors have a very polymorphic presentation. Four fetuses and infants died from various causes indicating that there is a need for close follow‐up of pregnancies with umbilical cord teratoma. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.