Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, Our Lady of Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Case Report
Placental Teratoma Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s): De Ganzo Suárez Tania*, Caamiña Álvarez Sara, Pérez Gómez A, Rodríguez T and Vilar M
Objective: Placental teratoma is a very rare no trophoblastic benign tumour. The tumour we present lays between
amnios and chorion. It contains disorganized tissues (skin, bone, fat, etc.). Lack of a recognizable umbilical cord
and no recognizable skeletal development are used as a differential diagnostic criterion for placenta teratoma. In
our case umbilical cord was absent; however, the tumour was connected to the placenta by a vascular channel
covered only by fetal membranes without Wharton´s jelly. We present a case to review the literature.
Material and methods: A 29 years old woman and 37 weeks of gestation. On the scan we found out a heterogenous
mass of 8, 3 × 8, 5cm arising from the placenta.
Results: The diagnosis of the placental teratoma is based on prenatal ultrasound and hi.. View More»
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