Case Report - Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics (2018) Volume 2, Issue 4

Immature intrapericardial teratoma in twin pregnancy: A case report.

Intrauterine pericardial teratomas are rarely seen. They are known to grow rapidly and can cause fetal hydrops and death. We report a rare case of fetal pericardial teratoma diagnosed at 33 weeks of gestation and was operated successfully in first week of life. The surgical results of symptomatic large pericardial teratoma is favorable.

Author(s): Wafa Mohamed, Shazia Mohsin, Merna Atiyah, Ahmed Elwy, Jassim Abdulhamed

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