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Fetal abdomino‐perineal lymphangioma: differential diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
York Douglas G.,
Wolfe Honor,
von Allmen Daniel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1481
Subject(s) - lymphangioma , medicine , fetus , differential diagnosis , cystic hygroma , prenatal diagnosis , teratoma , lymphatic system , head and neck , pregnancy , perineum , obstetrics , radiology , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics
Fetal lymphangiomas are rare congenital anomalies of the lymphatic system most commonly presenting in the head and neck. Cystic abdominal lymphangiomas are more rare with only a few cases reported prenatally. We report a case of a prenatally detected abdomino‐perineal lymphangioma that mimicked the more fatal prenatally detected sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), which resulted in one caregiver suggesting termination of the pregnancy. This case demonstrates the importance of carefully considering the differential diagnosis of fetal abdomino‐perineal masses when counseling parents. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.