Author(s)

Aliou Mar Coundoul^1*, Sadio Konate¹, Papa Moctar Faye¹, Amadou Lamine Fall¹, Amadou Sow², Guilaye Diagne¹, Aminata Mbaye¹, Awa Kane¹, Mohameth Mbodj¹, Khadim Bop¹, Serigne Tawa Ndiaye¹, Papa Souleye Sow¹, Ndeye Fatou Sow¹, Mame Aita Seck¹, Mohamed Fattah¹, Ousmane Ndiaye¹

¹Albert Royer National Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal.
²Abass Ndao Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal.

Introduction: Intrapericardial teratoma is a rare tumor usually diagnosed in newborns, generally affecting children under one year old. We report a case in an infant revealed by cardiac tamponade. Observation: This is a male newborn, 3 weeks old, with no notion of parental consanguinity. The pregnancy was followed with 4 prenatal consultations, no particularities on the assessments carried out, no ultrasound done, and was born vaginally after 37 SA + 3 days. He shows good psychomotor development and good somatic growth. He received a picture of global heart failure with signs of tamponade. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed an intrapericardial mass (51 mm × 38 mm) with abundant pericardial effusion compressing the heart. Complete surgical resection was performed without complications. Tumor histology confirmed the diagnosis of intrapericardial teratoma. The evolution was favorable with regression of all clinical signs after resection. Conclusion: Teratomas are rare primary cardiac tumors generally diagnosed in newborns and infants. They are usually benign tumors but can be life-threatening due to pericardial effusion and cardiac compression.

Tumors, Teratoma, Cardiac Tamponade, Neonatal, Senegal

Coundoul, A.M., Konate, S., Faye, P.M., Fall, A.L., Sow, A., Diagne, G., Mbaye, A., Kane, A., Mbodj, M., Bop, K., Ndiaye, S.T., Sow, P.S., Sow, N.F., Seck, M.A., Fattah, M. and Ndiaye, O. (2023) Intrapericardial Teratoma: About a Case. Open Access Library Journal, 10, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1108969.