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Massive congenital intracranial teratoma diagnosed in utero

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The authors describe a case of congenital intracranial teratoma. The patient was diagnosed to be hydrocephalic at 29 weeks' gestation, and to have a huge intraventricular mass lesion at 34 weeks' gestation. Subsequently, the patient underwent subtotal resection of the mass, resulting in a significant decrease in the remarkably elevated alpha-fetoprotein in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Histological analysis revealed a malignant teratoma, also with alpha-fetoprotein-positive elements in the immunohistochemical study.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, 650, Kobe, Japan

    Shizuo Oi, Norihiko Tamaki, Takeshi Kondo, Hidemi Nakamura, Hiroshi Kudo, Hisahiko Suzuki, Matsuto Sasaki & Satoshi Matsumoto

  2. Department of Gynecology, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, 650, Kobe, Japan

    Yasuo Ueda, Kazuaki Katayama & Matsuto Mochizuki

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Oi, S., Tamaki, N., Kondo, T. et al. Massive congenital intracranial teratoma diagnosed in utero. Child's Nerv Syst 6, 459–461 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302094

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