Large foetal sacrococcygeal teratoma complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes and maternal preeclampsia

Authors

  • Juan C. Villa
  • John Visintine
  • Vincenzo Berghella

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.444

Keywords:

sacrococcygeal teratoma, antenatal diagnosis, foetus, cesarean section
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Abstract

A 22-year-old patient, having 29 weeks’ gestation, was referred to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) after presenting generalized oedema and high blood pressure. The patient was known to carry a foetus with a sacrococcygeal mass and polyhydramnios. A mirror syndrome affecting the mother and cardiac failure in the foetus was initially suspected. Despite some findings indicating poor prognosis for this foetus (i.e. diagnosis in the second trimester, a large rapid growing mass, polyhydramnios, maternal hypertensive disorder and preterm delivery), the neonatal outcome was good and early corrective surgery was performed on the second day of life.

Author Biographies

Juan C. Villa

 Visiting Fellow Maternal Fetal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University. Philadelphia, USA. Universidad de Antioquia, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. 

John Visintine

Second Year Fellow Maternal Fetal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. Ohio Medical College, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department.

Vincenzo Berghella

Chief Maternal Fetal Medicine Department, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. New York State University, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department.

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Villa JC, Visintine J, Berghella V. Large foetal sacrococcygeal teratoma complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes and maternal preeclampsia. Rev. colomb. obstet. ginecol. [Internet]. 2007 Dec. 20 [cited 2024 May 18];58(4):322-7. Available from: https://revista.fecolsog.org/index.php/rcog/article/view/444

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2007-12-20

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Vol. 58 No. 4 (2007): OCTUBRE-DICIEMBRE 2007

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