Successful management of a fetal mediastinal teratoma − Case report

Authors

  • Carolina Castro de Carvalho Fetal Medicine and Surgery Center, Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9803-939X
  • Leonor Ferreira Fetal Medicine and Surgery Center, Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-6646
  • Paula Caetano Fetal Medicine and Surgery Center, Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José
  • Rita Cabrita Carneiro Department of Radiology, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-3371
  • Rui Alves Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-1600
  • Ana Bernardo Fetal Medicine and Surgery Center, Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3245-0692
  • Álvaro Cohen Fetal Medicine and Surgery Center, Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8174-2457

Keywords:

case report, magnetic resonance imaging, mediastinal teratoma, thoracic tumor, ultrasonography

Abstract

Fetal mediastinal teratomas are rare tumors that can cause prenatal hydrops and respiratory distress during the neonatal period. Given their rarity and potential for serious complications, these cases require management by a multidisciplinary team of experts, ideally within a specialized referral center.
The authors describe the case of a primigravida with a fetal mediastinal teratoma who was managed expectantly during the prenatal period with serial ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging at a multidisciplinary fetal medicine and surgery center. One month after birth, the newborn underwent thoracotomy and mass excision, with favorable clinical evolution at six months follow-up.

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2025-01-15

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Castro de Carvalho C, Ferreira L, Caetano P, Cabrita Carneiro R, Alves R, Bernardo A, Cohen Álvaro. Successful management of a fetal mediastinal teratoma − Case report. REVNEC [Internet]. 2025Jan.15 [cited 2025Mar.4];33(4):272-7. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/28805

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Vol. 33 No. 4 (2024)

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