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Prenatal Assessment of Atypical Adrenal Glands
Author(s) -
Lesieur Emmanuelle,
Noire Aurélie,
Maurice Paul,
Garel Catherine,
Jouannic JeanMarie,
Chaumoitre Katia,
Bretelle Florence,
Haumonte Jean Baptiste,
Gorincour Guillaume,
Quarello Edwin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.15536
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , checklist , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , adrenal gland , pregnancy , pathology , prenatal ultrasound , obstetrics , biology , genetics , psychology , cognitive psychology
The aim of this study was to identify specific unusual prenatal ultrasound (US) patterns of the adrenal gland and to propose a systematic approach for diagnosis. Six fetuses with unusual aspects of one or both adrenal glands, detected during routine prenatal US screening, were evaluated. Prenatal and postnatal management are described. A checklist of US features was created to perform a detailed analysis of adrenal lesions and guide prenatal management; this includes the time of appearance, location, growth, vascularization, structure, and presence of findings suggestive of malignancy.