Trisomy 13 with sacrococcygeal teratoma

Fernando Heredia, MD

This is a 35-week stillborn. The mother was referred for severe preeclampsia in the third trimester and the prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 13.

The baby was delivered by a C-section due to a giant sacrococcygeal teratoma.

The baby's physical examination revealed the following anomalies:

  1. Midfacial defects
    1. Cyclopia
    2. Proboscis
    3. Microstomia
  2. Flat facial profile
  3. Hypoplastic low set ears
  4. Scalp defects
  5. Short neck
  6. Left foot polydactyly
  7. Sacrococcygeal teratoma
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Flat facial profile and hypoplastic low set ears

t13flat profile

Scalp defects

t13 scalp defects

Short neck

Left foot polydactyly

t13 polidactily

Sacrococcygeal teratoma

t13 sct
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t13full size

The karyotype

t13 ordpresent

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