Open AccessImmature Cervical Teratoma Arising in One Fetus of A Twin Pregnancy: Case report and reveiw of the literature
Author(s) -
Hitchcock Andrew,
Sears Richard T.,
O'neill Thomas
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348709103659
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , obstetrics , pregnancy , gestation , teratoma , twin pregnancy , in utero , abnormality , amniotic fluid , gynecology , surgery , genetics , psychiatry , biology
This is the first recorded case of an immature cervical teratoma arising in one fetus of a twin pregnancy. Although real‐time ultrasound detected the presence of an abnormality, its true nature was not established until after histological examination. Extra‐amniotic prostaglandin pregnancy termination was performed at 20 weeks' gestation due to the onset of acute hydramnios and the rapid increase in tumor size. Delivery of both fetuses was performed under general anesthesia. Extraction of the abnormal twin was only possible after the tumor was separated off from the fetal neck in utero .