Anterior mediastinal lymphangioma: Pre‐ and postnatal sonographic findings |
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| Authors: | Ibrahim Adaletli MD Alexander J. Towbin MD Mustafa Ozbayrak MD Riza Madazli MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, , Istanbul, Turkey;2. Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Radiology, , Cincinnati, OH;3. Department of Perinatology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, , Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Anterior mediastinal lymphangiomas are very rare in utero with only a few cases reported in literature. We present a case of anterior mediastinal lymphangioma that was diagnosed on prenatal sonography (US) at 22 weeks' gestation. It appeared as a well‐defined, multi‐septated anechoic mass, in the anterior mediastinum between the heart base and right chest wall. There was no solid component and no internal flow on color Doppler US. The pre‐ and postnatal US findings are correlated with prenatal MRI and postnatal CT findings. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 41 :383–385, 2013 |
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| Keywords: | sonography obstetrics mediastinum lymphangioma |
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