Thymic teratoma presenting as non-immune hydrops fetalis

Teratomas are one of the most frequent tumors in the pediatric population. They occur anywhere along the midline of the body, following the course of the embryonic germ cell ridge. In the mediastinal location, they exert space occupying effects, leading to a myriad of complications, including non-im...

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Autores principales: Hamza, Ameer, Vouyoukas, Eleftherios, Anderson, Ian Jacob, Higgins, Martha Jaye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2018
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Article / Autopsy Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29515979
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.004
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author Hamza, Ameer
Vouyoukas, Eleftherios
Anderson, Ian Jacob
Higgins, Martha Jaye
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description Teratomas are one of the most frequent tumors in the pediatric population. They occur anywhere along the midline of the body, following the course of the embryonic germ cell ridge. In the mediastinal location, they exert space occupying effects, leading to a myriad of complications, including non-immune hydrops fetalis. We describe a fatal case of an immature thymic teratoma in a neonate presenting with hydrops fetalis. This case emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and surgical intervention in such cases.
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spelling pubmed-58282862018-03-07 Thymic teratoma presenting as non-immune hydrops fetalis Hamza, Ameer Vouyoukas, Eleftherios Anderson, Ian Jacob Higgins, Martha Jaye Autops Case Rep Article / Autopsy Case Report Teratomas are one of the most frequent tumors in the pediatric population. They occur anywhere along the midline of the body, following the course of the embryonic germ cell ridge. In the mediastinal location, they exert space occupying effects, leading to a myriad of complications, including non-immune hydrops fetalis. We describe a fatal case of an immature thymic teratoma in a neonate presenting with hydrops fetalis. This case emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and surgical intervention in such cases. São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2018-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5828286/ /pubmed/29515979 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.004 Text en Autopsy and Case Reports. ISSN 2236-1960. Copyright © 2018. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the article is properly cited.
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title_short Thymic teratoma presenting as non-immune hydrops fetalis
title_sort thymic teratoma presenting as non-immune hydrops fetalis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29515979
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.004
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