PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF A GIANT INTRACRANIAL TERATOMA ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA

We present a case in which an intracranial tumour replacing all intrac ranial contents was diagnosed by sonography at 31 weeks' gestation. Th e patient was delivered by caesarean section and died shortly after de livery. At necropsy, the tumour was found to be a teratoma with no rec ognisable normal brain tissue present. Additional findings at necropsy included pulmonary and adrenal hypoplasia. The diagnosis and prognosi s of intracranial teratomas diagnosed in utero, and the association of this tumour with pulmonary hypoplasia, are discussed.