Case of acrania associated with congenital medulloblastoma

A case of acrania associated with medulloblastoma, agenesis of the cerebellum, and nasoshizis, is reported. The diagnosis of acrania was made at the 20th gestational week by sonographic examination. To our knowledge, this is the first report of fetal acrania associated with congenital brain tumor.

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology 1998-10, Vol.81 (1), p.115-117
Hauptverfasser:	Asai, Mikiko, Kitamura, Hajime, Yanagibashi, Takendo, Asukai, Kunio, Katagiri, Nobuyuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion, Induced Acrania Adult Biological and medical sciences Cerebellar Neoplasms - complications Cerebellar Neoplasms - congenital Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology Cerebellum - abnormalities Congenital malformation Congenital medulloblastoma Dysplasia of nasal ala Female Gestational Age Humans Male Medical sciences Medulloblastoma - complications Medulloblastoma - congenital Medulloblastoma - pathology Neurology Pregnancy Skull - abnormalities Skull - diagnostic imaging Sonography Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of acrania associated with medulloblastoma, agenesis of the cerebellum, and nasoshizis, is reported. The diagnosis of acrania was made at the 20th gestational week by sonographic examination. To our knowledge, this is the first report of fetal acrania associated with congenital brain tumor.
ISSN:	0301-2115 1872-7654
DOI:	10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00135-3