Ramírez Robles L J, Gómez Partida G, Trujillo Gómez J J
Servicio de Medicina Perinatal, Hospital de Gineco-Obstetricia, Guadalajara.
Ginecol Obstet Mex. 1999 Nov;67:512-5.
This report refers to the case of fetal oropharyngeal teratoma (Epignathus) in a woman at 32 weeks of gestation in her first pregnancy. The diagnosis was done in prenatal period by ultrasonography and ratified at delivery. Epignathus is a rare type of teratoma whom accurate prenatal diagnosis is definitive to plan a peripartum management which resulted in an excellent outcome for the neonate. A review of the literature was done and according to our knowledge this case of epignathus describes the first one reported in our country in fetal period.
