Open AccessTwo cases of fetal goiter
Author(s) -
Ashish Saini,
Murli Manohar Reddy,
Roopal Panchani,
Tarun Varma,
Nitinranjan Gupta,
Sudhir Tripathi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.104092
Subject(s) - medicine , levothyroxine , fetus , obstetrics , goiter , pregnancy , thyroid , in utero , ultrasound , radiology , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Anterior fetal neck masses are rarely encountered. Careful routine ultrasound screening can reveal intrauterine fetal goiters (FGs). The incidence of goitrous hypothyroidism is 1 in 30,000-50,000 live births. The consequences of both FG and impaired thyroid function are serious.