Abstract
Intrapericardial teratoma in the newborn is a rare potentially fatal neoplasm. Pre-operative diagnosis depends upon recognition of specific radiographic and echocardiographic findings in a newborn with a large cardiothymic image and pericardial effusion. Surgical intervention is usually curative whereas undiagnosed intrapericardial teratoma is often fatal.
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Sumner, T.E., Crowe, J.E., Klein, A. et al. Intrapericardial teratoma in infancy. Pediatr Radiol 10, 51–53 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644344
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