Mediastinal teratoma with hydrops fetalis in a newborn and development of chronic respiratory insufficiency
Background. Mediastinal fetal teratoma can be detected as a mass in the chest during a routine prenatal ultrasound screening. Because of the pressure on mediastinal structures it can be the cause of non-immune hydrops fetalis and polyhydramnion. The development of hydrops fetalis leads to fetal deat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014-12-01
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| Series: | Radiology and Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2013-0080 |