Cervical and oral teratoma in the fetus: A systematic review of etiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 282, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-361

  Tonni, Gabriele ^b   De Felice, C ^a   Centini, G ^a   Ginanneschi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical teratoma; Epignathus; Ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure (EXIT); Operation on placental support (OOPS)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EX UTERO INTRAPARTUM TREATMENT PROCEDURE; FETAL TUMOR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS KARYOTYPING; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS SURGERY; HEART FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MOUTH TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC CARE; OPERATION ON PLACENTAL SUPPORT; ORAL TERATOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARYNX HEMORRHAGE; POSTNATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT TUMOR; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERATOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VASCULAR TUMOR;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; TERATOMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957303676     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1500-7     Document Type: Review

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