Three-step management of a newborn with a giant, highly vascularized, cervical teratoma: a case report

Three-step management of a newborn with a giant, highly vascularized, cervical teratoma: a case report

Abstract Background A giant congenital cervical teratoma is often highly vascularized; thus, in addition to a life-threatening airway occlusion at birth it comprises a high risk for significant and lethal blood loss during resection. In the case presented, an endovascular embolization of the carotid...

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Main Authors: Ori Hochwald, Ziv Gil, Arie Gordin, Zeev Winer, Ron Avrahami, Eitan Abargel, Asaad Khoury, Amit Lehavi, Philippe Abecassis, Liron Eldor, Ofer Ben-Izhak, Liron Borenstein-Levin, Ran Stienberg, Amir Kugelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Newborn
Congenital
Cervical
Teratoma
Endovascular embolization
Ex utero intrapartum treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-1976-0

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