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Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Published: Mar 30, 2021 | Pages: 125 - 128 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report

Authors: Nursen Toprak , Ali Mahir Gunduz , Ibrahim Aras , Ibrahim Ilik , Gokcenaz Kucukbas , Cemil Goya , Hanim Sahin

Article Info

Authors

Nursen Toprak

Radiology Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

ORCID

Ali Mahir Gunduz

Radiology Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

Ibrahim Aras

Pathology Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

Ibrahim Ilik

Radiology Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

Gokcenaz Kucukbas

Obstetric and Gynecological Surgery Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

Cemil Goya

Radiology Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

Hanim Sahin

Obstetric and Gynecological Surgery Department, Medical Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.

Publication History

Received: January 22, 2021

Accepted: March 16, 2021

Published: March 30, 2021

Abstract

Background: Craniofacial teratoma is a rare congenital malformation. We present a case of an intracranial expanding orofacial teratoma, where pathological examination revealed the findings of remarkable ultrasonographic signs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Case Presentation: In the 23-week ultrasound examination, a solid cystic mass lesion was revealed in the craniofacial region. MRI showed that the mass had an intracranial extension and spread to the fetal face, and also revealed a marked nasopharyngeal obstruction by the mass. There was a growing tumor protruding from the fetuss mouth. Slight polyhydramnios was also detected. Conclusion: In detecting prenatal anomaly, although the ultrasound is the first scan method applied, MRI in prenatal diagnosis is very useful for evaluating the extent, nasopharyngeal obstruction degree, and extension into the intracranial region of craniofacial teratoma.

Keywords: Prenatal ultrasound, prenatal MRI, fetal teratoma, fetal abnormality, polyhydramnios, green

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Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report. EJMCR. 2021; 30 (March 2021): 125-128. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

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Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1326 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

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Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report. EJMCR. (2021), [cited December 25, 2024]; 30 (March 2021): 125-128. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

Harvard Style

Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin (2021) Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report. EJMCR, 30 (March 2021): 125-128. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

Chicago Style

Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin. "Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report." 30 (2021), 125-128. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin. "Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report." 30.March 2021 (2021), 125-128. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Nursen Toprak, Ali Mahir Gunduz, Ibrahim Aras, Ibrahim Ilik, Gokcenaz Kucukbas, Cemil Goya, Hanim Sahin (2021) Prenatal diagnosis of fetal craniofacial teratoma: US, MRI findings, a rare case report. , 30 (March 2021), 125-128. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1611344134