
A huge immature cervical teratoma; Antenatal diagnosis, and its management - An unusual entity
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar Mohanty,
Pradeep Kumar Sahu,
Ashwin Ashok Jaiswal,
Rikki Singal,
Sumiti Gupta,
G. S. Kohli,
Amrish Kumar Garg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.109249
Subject(s) - medicine , indian subcontinent , teratoma , obstetrics , airway , pediatrics , surgery , ancient history , history
Cervical teratomas are not reported quite frequently in medical literature, especially from Indian subcontinent. Prenatal diagnosis of this condition is even rarer, making the management protocols difficult. In absence of prompt intervention in the form of airway decompression, morbidity and mortality is very high. Presented here is the case of antenatal diagnosed cervical mass, which was managed successfully in immediate post-natal period with uneventful survival and normalized tumor marker levels.