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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Amnioreduction;; external cephalic version;; fetal brain tumor;; intracranial teratoma;; prenatal diagnosis
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Use Of External Cephalic Version And Amnioreduction In The Delivery Of A Fetal Demise With Macrocephaly Secondary To Massive Intracranial Teratoma, M. J. Blitz, E. Greeley, H. T. Tam, B. Rochelson
Use Of External Cephalic Version And Amnioreduction In The Delivery Of A Fetal Demise With Macrocephaly Secondary To Massive Intracranial Teratoma, M. J. Blitz, E. Greeley, H. T. Tam, B. Rochelson
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Introduction Congenital intracranial tumors are rare and often incidentally diagnosed on routine ultrasound. We report a case of a fetal demise with a massive intracranial teratoma at 25 weeks of gestation and the management of her delivery in the setting of macrocephaly, breech presentation, and polyhydramnios. Case A 31-year-old G3P1011 woman at 25 weeks' gestation presented with a recent fetal demise and a fetal intracranial tumor first identified at 16 weeks' gestational age. The patient had declined termination of pregnancy. Biometry was consistent with 24 weeks' gestation, except for a head circumference of 394.4 mm consistent with 39 weeks' gestation. …