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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2015; 02(02): 91-95
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-015-0046-y
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A Rare Aggressive Fetal Intracranial Tumor

Ravi Kapoor
1   City X-Ray & Scan Clinic, Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
,
Ashutosh Bansal
1   City X-Ray & Scan Clinic, Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
,
Aakriti Kapoor Aggarwal
2   Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Abhinav Aggarwal
2   Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
4   A-1/237, First Floor, 110058, Janak Puri, New Delhi, India
,
Vandana Chaddha
3   Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, India
,
Sunita Kapoor
1   City X-Ray & Scan Clinic, Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Congenital brain tumors, especially tumors diagnosed before birth, are very rare. This article describes a case of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) diagnosed by ultrasonography at 24 weeks of gestation. Follow-up ultrasound study and MRI at 27 weeks of gestation revealed aggressive growth and complications of tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed at autopsy. Prenatal diagnosis of PNET or other congenital brain tumors is important because the presence of tumors may alter the time and mode of delivery and planning of postnatal care.

Keywords

Congenital cerebral primitive neuroectodermal tumor - Fetal intracranial tumor - PNET - Fetal MRI - Prenatal ultrasonography


Publication History

Received: 03 March 2015

Accepted: 15 May 2015

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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