Fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma visualized by ultra-fast T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging

M Okamura; O Kurauchi; A Itakura; S Naganawa; Y Watanabe; S Mizutani

doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00248-3

Fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma visualized by ultra-fast T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1999 May;65(2):191-3. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00248-3.

Authors

M Okamura¹, O Kurauchi, A Itakura, S Naganawa, Y Watanabe, S Mizutani

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 10405065
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00248-3

Abstract

We report here a fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma found at 26 weeks of gestation. An ultra-fast T2 weighted imaging method enables the clear visualization of morphological details of the fetus without motion artifacts. Complete surgical resection was performed immediately after cesarean birth, and no evidence of tumor recurrence was confirmed at 1 year of age.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Fetal Diseases / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis*
Sacrococcygeal Region
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Neoplasms / embryology
Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
Teratoma / diagnosis*
Teratoma / diagnostic imaging
Teratoma / embryology
Teratoma / pathology
Ultrasonography