Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Jun 2020)

Prenatal diagnosis of congenital thyroid teratoma

  • Teizaburo Mori,
  • Yumi Kudo,
  • Yutaka Kanamori,
  • Kazunori Tahara,
  • Yohei Yamada,
  • Mai Kutsukake,
  • Takuro Fujita,
  • Kazue Miyake,
  • Akihiro Fujino,
  • Nozomi Takahashi,
  • Noriko Morimoto,
  • Yohei Kosugi,
  • Yoji Uehara,
  • Yushi Ito,
  • Osamu Miyazaki,
  • Rika Sugibayashi,
  • Katsusuke Ozawa,
  • Seiji Wada,
  • Haruhiko Sago

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57

Abstract

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We report a case of congenital thyroid teratoma that was diagnosed in fetal life and completely excised after birth. The histopathological diagnosis was immature teratoma. Recurrent nerve palsy was experienced after the complete excision, but hypothyroidism was not seen in this case. Thyroid teratoma at a neonatal age has a good prognosis when intensive respiratory care is properly administered after birth and complete excision is performed.

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