RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Congenital primitive neuroectodermal tumour presenting as obstructed labour
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F222
OP F224
DO 10.1136/fn.78.3.F222
VO 78
IS 3
A1 Inwald, David
A1 Kempley, Steve
A1 Hird, Michael
YR 1998
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/78/3/F222.abstract
AB Brain tumours presenting at delivery are extremely rare. A case of primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) that presented intrapartum with failure to progress due to hydrocephalus is reported. Diagnosis required imaging with magnetic resonance and computed tomography in addition to open biopsy.