Prenatal 3- and 4-dimensional ultrasonographic findings of giant fetal nuchal hemangioma.
J Chin Med Assoc
; 70(10): 460-3, 2007 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-17962149
ABSTRACT
A precise prenatal diagnosis of hemangioma may be uncertain although a variety of the antenatal appearances on 2-dimensional sonography have been reported. A 27-year-old primigravida was referred at 32 weeks of gestation for evaluation of a fetal nuchal mass. Two-dimensional sonography showed an extracranial mixed echogenic mass (65 x 54 x 59 mm) occupying the posterior neck. Color Doppler imaging revealed intense hypervascularization. Three-dimensional (3D) and 4-dimensional (4D) sonography showed that the mass was lobulated, with a lumpy internal structure. Nuchal hemangioma was further confirmed by clinical examination and postnatal magnetic resonance imaging. The tumor began to regress in size when the infant was 7 months old. Prenatal 3D/4D ultrasound techniques could be considered as complementary diagnostic tools for such a tumor. They have the advantages of providing accurate and inexpensive virtual reality images through more realistic interactions with the virtualized in utero condition.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal
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Imageamento Tridimensional
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Hemangioma
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Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Chin Med Assoc
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article