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A large retinoblastoma detected in a fetus at 21 weeks of gestation |
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| Authors: | J A Maat-Kievit MD D Oepkes N G Hartwig C Vermeij-Keers I L Van Kamp J J P Van De Kamp |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands;2. Department of Anatomy, State University, Leiden, The Netherlands;3. Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands;4. Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | The facial tumour described here is the first reported case of a large retinoblastoma detected early in pregnancy and adds another item to the differential diagnosis of facial tumours visualized by prenatal ultrasound examination. Ultrasound examination of the fetal eyes can be offered in cases of retinoblastomas where prenatal DNA diagnosis is otherwise impossible. |
| Keywords: | Retinoblastoma Prenatal diagnosis Ultrasound Facial anomaly Fetal tumour |