Prenatal sonographic detection of nasopharyngeal teratoma
Articles > Article · 1999
Authors: Sermet Sa?ol, ?smail Mete ?til, Ayd?n �zsaran, Kemal �ztekin, S�ha S�reyya �zbek
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, International, WoS, 1999, vol 27, pp 469-473
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199910)27:8<469::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-2
Summary
We present the case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman who had an elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein level and sonographic findings of a semisolid mass protruding from the fetus's oral cavity. The large, heterogeneous mass filled the oropharynx and nasopharynx. Abnormal Doppler waveforms were detected in the umbilical artery of the fetus, who died in utero. Postmortem examination revealed a nasopharyngeal teratoma.