Congenital malignant extrarenal rhabdoid tumor: prenatal ultrasound findings.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND: Congenital cancer is rare, and metastatic cancer of the infant at birth is even more unusual. Pregnancy management may be altered if fetal tumors are detected by prenatal ultrasound. CASE: We present a 29-week gestation with polyhydramnios and a fetus with a congenital malignant extrarenal rhabdoid tumor on the left neck and chest with generalized metastases. Cytogenetic analysis of the tumor cells revealed a trisomy 7. CONCLUSION: Prenatal ultrasound permits in utero detection of fetal tumors and identification of complications.

Author information

Author/s: Leader, Jeanette (J); Carlan, S J (SJ); Blum, Jonathan (J);

Affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Obstetrics and gynecology (Obstet Gynecol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-May; vol 99 (issue 5 Pt 2) : pp 949-51

Dates: Created 2002/04/26; Completed 2002/09/17; Revised 2009/10/26;

PMID: 11975971, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/26/2009, IMS Date: )

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