Three‐dimensional power Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of a cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma mimicking a meningomyelocele: A case report |
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| Authors: | Maiko Sugitani MD Seiichi Morokuma MD PhD Nobuhiro Hidaka MD Yoshiaki Kinoshita MD PhD Tomoaki Taguchi MD PhD Kiyomi Tsukimori MD PhD Norio Wake MD PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan;2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Sacrococcygeal teratomas have been diagnosed prenatally on sonograms as masses of cystic, solid, or mixed echogenicity from the sacral area and protruding through the perineum or buttocks. However, a cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma may be misdiagnosed as an anterior sacral meningomyelocele, especially when presenting as a posterior cystic mass. We report a case in which three‐dimensional power Doppler imaging was helpful for making a correct prenatal diagnosis of a type 1 cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma, which mimicked a meningomyelocele. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2009 |
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| Keywords: | cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma meningomyelocele fetus prenatal diagnosis ultrasound |
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