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Prenatal diagnosis of a chest wall hamartoma and sternal cleft
Author(s) -
Rose N. C.,
Coleman B. G.,
Wallace D.,
Gaupman K.,
Ruchelli E.
Publication year - 1996
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.1469-0705.1996.07060453.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , prenatal ultrasound , hamartoma , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , offspring , general surgery , radiology , pregnancy , pathology , fetus , biology , genetics
We present the prenatal evaluation and diagnosis of a disorganized chest wall hamartoma (with underlying sternal cleft in a family with a prior offspring with the VATER association. The possibility that these conditions are linked to mesodermal defects with a common pathogenic etiology is suggested. Copyright © 1996 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology