Ultrasound demonstration of masses in a 15 week fetus: Hydrops in a fetus with umbilical cord occlusion |
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| Authors: | Dr Lewis Shenker William Anderson Caroline Anderson |
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| Institution: | Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona 85724, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A fetal abnormality detected at 15 weeks by ultrasound consisted of cystic appearing masses in the neck and back region. The differential diagnosis included gonadal dysgenesis (Turner's syndrome) with cystic hygroma, neural tube defect, e.g. encephalocele or meningomyelocele, and fetal hydrops. Intrauterine fetal demise occurred at 17 weeks. The fetus had marked edema possibly related to umbilical cord occlusion. |
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| Keywords: | Possible umbilical cord occlusion Fetal cystic masses Ultrasound diagnosis |
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