Placental teratoma

Mature Placental Teratoma: Case Report

“…Widely accepted theory is the one based on the hypothesis of Fox and Butler-Manuel suggesting a primordial germ cell origin [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

“…Placenta is an extremely rare site for this tumor. Only a few cases have been reported since they were first described by Morvilli in 1925 [1][2][3][4][5]. They always lie between the amnion and chorion, usually on fetal surface of placenta but sometimes within the membranes [3].…”

“…They always lie between the amnion and chorion, usually on fetal surface of placenta but sometimes within the membranes [3]. Placental teratomas closely resemble a fetus amorphous but lack a recognizable umblical cord, and the organization and central skeletal formation of this condition [3,4]. Generally, they do not lead to a serious complication during the prenatal period and for the fetus [1].…”

Placental Teratoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…1 Since then, fewer than twenty cases 1-9,15-17 have been reported in the literature, the last one by Elagoz et al 15 in 1998. This paper reports another case of these rare tumors and the first in Saudi Arabia.…”

Teratoma placentario: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

“…Eventualmente pasan al tejido conectivo entre el amnios y la superficie fetal de la placenta (2,5,7,8). La segunda, considera el teratoma placentario como una variante degenerativa del gemelo acárdico (9)(10)(11)(12).…”