Malignant mixed tumour of the parotid gland in a preterm neonate with cytomegalovirus infection.
Riham SuleimanTuka DarwishHadeel ShammaMhd Firas SafadiPublished in: BMJ case reports (2022)
A young pregnant woman presented to the emergency department with acute lower abdominal pain. The ultrasound examination showed not only a viable fetus with a gestational age of 24 weeks but also a heteroechoic mass of about 7×7 cm involving parts of the face. The patient was found to be in active labour with rapid progression, and she gave birth to a dead female neonate. The autopsy showed a large malignant mixed tumour of the left parotid gland and revealed infection with cytomegalovirus. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a malignant mixed tumour of salivary glands in fetuses.
Keyphrases
- gestational age
- birth weight
- preterm birth
- emergency department
- abdominal pain
- case report
- healthcare
- liver failure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pregnant women
- epstein barr virus
- respiratory failure
- intensive care unit
- drug induced
- body mass index
- physical activity
- computed tomography
- mechanical ventilation
- adverse drug
- aortic dissection