Massive pericardial effusion due to intrapericardial mixed germ cell tumor in a premature baby
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2015
Yazarlar: Önder Doksöz, Demet TEREK, mustafa karaçelik, Hulya Tosun Yildirim, Bengü Demirağ, TİMUR MEŞE, OSMAN NEJAT SARIOSMANOĞLU, SERTAÇ ARSLANOĞLU
PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2015, cilt 57, ss 968-970
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12655
Özet
Primary cardiac tumor is uncommon in childhood, with an incidence of 0.06-0.32%, and intrapericardial teratoma represents an exceptional rarity among these entities. Germ cell tumors (GCT) are rare, representing only 1-3% of childhood tumors. Twenty per cent of GCT are malignant and are associated with age and location. Extragonadal involvement accounts for nearly half of the cases. Anterior mediastinum is a common location of malignant germ cell tumors, yet pericardial and aortic adventitia involvement have been rarely reported. Here we report the case of a preterm twin baby boy with intrapericardial mixed germ cell tumor who presented with hydrops fetalis and pericardial effusion.