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Ultrasonic detection of an abnormal mass in a fetus later shown to have trisomy 18
Author(s) -
Heller Richard H.,
Adams John E.,
Hirschfeld Robert L.,
Tapper Alan J.
Publication year - 1981
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.1970010308
Subject(s) - amniocentesis , trisomy , fetus , karyotype , aneuploidy , obstetrics , medicine , abdominal mass , urinary system , gynecology , prenatal diagnosis , chromosome , pregnancy , biology , pathology , anatomy , genetics , gene
Ultrasonic examination in a thirty‐eight year old woman about to undergo midtrimester amniocentesis suggested an intra‐abdominal fetal mass confirmed by amniography. The mass was a grossly distended urinary bladder. The patient aborted spontaneously before chromosome analysis demonstrated a 47,XY, + 18 karyotype.