Prenatal Exophthalmia Revealing a Postnatal Orbital Teratoma
Joint Authors
Ahnoux-Zabsonre, Ahgbatouhabeba
Sanou, Jérôme
Lankoandé, Yérénou Ferdinand
Bouda, Chantal
Méda, Gertrude
Lamien-Sanou, Assita
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Teratomas are congenital tumors of stem cells derived from the three germ layers.
They are frequently located in the sacrococcygeal region.
Orbital teratoma is rare with less than 70 cases reported until 2016.
We report the case of prenatal exophthalmia discovered by ultrasound exam which turned out to be a teratoma postnatally.
The newborn in our case was female, just as described in the literature.
Treatment consisted of total removal of the teratoma and the eyeball.
Reconstructive surgery remains a big challenge since our medical technology is limited.
Conclusion.
A prenatal exophthalmia on fetal ultrasound should make us think of a teratoma, even if it is very rare.
Fetal orbital teratoma may be associated with fetal survival.
The infant will benefit from a reconstructive surgery of the orbit.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahnoux-Zabsonre, Ahgbatouhabeba& Sanou, Jérôme& Lankoandé, Yérénou Ferdinand& Bouda, Chantal& Méda, Gertrude& Lamien-Sanou, Assita. 2020. Prenatal Exophthalmia Revealing a Postnatal Orbital Teratoma. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149586
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahnoux-Zabsonre, Ahgbatouhabeba…[et al.]. Prenatal Exophthalmia Revealing a Postnatal Orbital Teratoma. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149586
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahnoux-Zabsonre, Ahgbatouhabeba& Sanou, Jérôme& Lankoandé, Yérénou Ferdinand& Bouda, Chantal& Méda, Gertrude& Lamien-Sanou, Assita. Prenatal Exophthalmia Revealing a Postnatal Orbital Teratoma. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149586
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149586