Table 7.
Fetal and neonatal astroblastoma (n = 5)
| Male/female | 4/1 = 4 |
| Fetusesa | 4 |
| Neonatesb | 1 |
| Gestation (weeks) | 35, range 31–39 |
| Birth weight (g) | 2725, range 2500–2950 |
| Maternal history | |
| Maternal agec | – |
| Gravidac | – |
| Delivery | |
| Vaginal | 3 |
| Cesarian section | 2 |
| Initial findings | |
| Mass discovered on imaging | 5 |
| Macrocephaly | 4 |
| Hemorrhage | 3 |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 |
| Bulging anterior fontanel | 1 |
| Respiratory distress | 1 |
| Location | |
| Cerebral hemisphered | 5 |
| Cerebral hemisphere replaced by tumor | 2 |
| Tumor characteristics | |
| Tumor greatest dimension (cm) | 10, range 9–11 |
| Treatment | |
| Patients treated | 4 |
| Patients not treated | 1 |
| Survival with surgical resection alone | 0/2 |
| Survival with SR + CT | 2/2 (100) |
| Outcome | |
| Fetal survival | 1/3 (33.3)e |
| Neonatal survival | 1/1 (100) |
| Patients treated survived | 2/4 (50) |
| Patients not treated survived | 0/1 |
| Overall survival | 2/5 = 40 % |
Cases selected from the literature
aTumor discovered prenatally or on the first day of life
bTumor discovered within the first 2 months of life
cMaternal age and gravida were given for patient no. 5 (age 29, G4, P3)
dCerebral hemisphere locations: cerebral hemisphere ( frontal lobe 2, cerebral hemisphere, site NOS, 3)
eFetus lost to follow-up (presumed dead)