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Prenatally Diagnosed Malignant Intrapericardial Teratoma with Yolk Sac Element: Importance of Early Diagnosis and Its Impact on Patient Management

[ ISSN : 2473-0688 ]

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Received: 10-Aug-2017

Accepted: 13-Sep-2017

Published: 18-Sep-2017

Case Report | Volume 3 - Issue 6 | Article DOI :

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Laura Thompson¹, Adina Alazraki², James W Parks³, Shri Deshpande³, Saneeha Shahid¹, Nasim Khoshnam¹, Sydney R Willis¹, and Bahig M Shehata¹*

¹Department of Pediatric Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, USA

²Department of Pediatric Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, USA

³Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Corresponding Author:

Bahig M Shehata, Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 1405 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322-1101, USA, Tel: 770-330-8282; Email: bshehat@emory.edu

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Intrapericardial teratoma; Tumors; Echocardiography

Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, less than 0.2% of all childhood tumors. They can be diagnosed prenatally. Although they are usually benign, they can be fatal because of the mass effects. We present a case of a prenatally diagnosed cardiac teratoma in a female fetus at 29 weeks gestation. The mass was large and the fetus showed hydrops. She was delivered at 32 weeks and underwent emergency surgery. Histologically, the tumor showed malignant yolk sac elements. One year follow up showed no recurrence. This case represents the importance of prenatal diagnosis and a multi-disciplinary approach to ensure favorable outcome.

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Thompson L, Alazraki A, Parks JW, Deshpande S, Shahid S, Khoshnam N, et al. Prenatally Diagnosed Malignant Intrapericardial Teratoma with Yolk Sac Element: Importance of Early Diagnosis and Its Impact on Patient Management. SM J Case Rep. 2017; 3(6): 1065.