Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas: A case report |
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| Authors: | Ning Shang MM Qiuping Ma MM Chunyan Ouyang MM Jiali Zhang MB Penghui Han MM Gang Yu MB |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ultrasound, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China;2. Department of Pathology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China;3. Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China;4. Department of Maternal‐Fetal Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
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| Abstract: | Nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas of the spinal cord are rare, and there are currently no reports of their observation in utero. Here, we present the sonographic (US) findings in such a case. Four intraspinal hyperechoic masses were observed on US on the dorsal aspect of the fetal spine in a 30‐year‐old woman at 30 weeks' gestation. Findings were consistent with those of prenatal MRI and were confirmed on autopsy after induced abortion. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 46 :278–281, 2018 |
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| Keywords: | intramedullary lipomas ultrasonography MRI obstetrics spine |
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