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A large retinoblastoma detected in a fetus at 21 weeks of gestation
Author(s) -
MaatKievit J. A.,
Oepkes D.,
Hartwig N. G.,
VermeijKeers C.,
Van Kamp I. L.,
Van De Kamp J. J. P.
Publication year - 1993
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.1970130510
Subject(s) - retinoblastoma , fetus , gestation , prenatal diagnosis , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , ultrasound , differential diagnosis , gynecology , pathology , radiology , biology , genetics , gene
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.