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In utero ultrasound detection of a large fetal sarcoma of the back
Author(s) -
Meizner I.,
PotlogNahari C.,
Mashiach R.,
Shalev J.,
Vardimon D.,
BenSira L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.0960-7692.2001.00514.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrosarcoma , ultrasound , gestation , in utero , fetal distress , fetus , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , soft tissue sarcoma , pathological , sarcoma , obstetrics and gynaecology , embolization , obstetrics , soft tissue , pregnancy , pathology , biology , genetics
A congenital fibrosarcoma, a very rare soft‐tissue tumor of infancy, was suspected on prenatal ultrasound at 23 weeks' gestation. On sonography, a large soft tissue growth on the left side of the fetal back, measuring 53 × 65 × 22 mm, was observed. The diagnosis was further validated by magnetic resonance imaging. Delivery by Cesarian section occurred at 31 weeks of gestation, due to fetal distress. The baby underwent an unusual embolization of the tumor‐feeding arteries and an operation at the age of 1 month to remove the tumor. The pathological and cytogenetic examinations were consistent with the diagnosis of a fibrosarcoma. Copyright © 2001 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology