Prenatal Diagnosis of Intracranial Tumors and the Difficulties in Prognostication: A Report of Three Cases
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: ABSTRACT Prenatal diagnosis of intracranial tumors generally implies a poor prognosis. We present three such cases, where prognostication was difficult. We attempted to correlate our prenatal counseling with postnatal follow-up/postabortal diagnosis. In the first case, tumor was diagnosed at 37 weeks. Ultrasound and fetal/neonatal MRI suggested a malignant intraventricular tumor. Anticipating guarded prognosis, parents refused neurosurgical intervention. At 1 year, child has normal neurodevelopment. Further magnetic resonance imagings (MRIs) show tumor shrinkage, pointing to a benign tumor. In case two, a choroid plexus tumor was diagnosed at midtrimester anomaly scan. Since it was difficult to rule out a malignant tumor, pregnancy was terminated. However, MRI, autopsy, and histopathology confirmed a choroid plexus papilloma, which is known to have good prognosis. In case three, prenatal MRI showed features of neurological involvement in tuberous sclerosis. However child has no neurological manifestations at 1 year of age. Hence, prognostication of prenatally diagnosed brain tumors remains a challenge. How to cite this article Vasudeva A, Amin SV, Kadavigere R, Girisha KM, Rai L. Prenatal Diagnosis of Intracranial Tumors and the Difficulties in Prognostication: A Report of Three Cases. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2015;6(2):88-91.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G8709041982
OpenAlex ID: W2958734767