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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2021; 08(01): 49-53
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-020-00272-5
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Prenatal Sonographic and MRI Assessment of Early Fetal Neck Immature Teratoma

Aakriti Kapoor
1   City X-Ray and Scan Clinic (P) Ltd, 5A/34 Tilak Nagar, 110018, C-237 Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
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Apurva Kapoor
1   City X-Ray and Scan Clinic (P) Ltd, 5A/34 Tilak Nagar, 110018, C-237 Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
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Ravi Kapoor
1   City X-Ray and Scan Clinic (P) Ltd, 5A/34 Tilak Nagar, 110018, C-237 Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
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Aakaar Kapoor
1   City X-Ray and Scan Clinic (P) Ltd, 5A/34 Tilak Nagar, 110018, C-237 Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
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Sunita Kapoor
1   City X-Ray and Scan Clinic (P) Ltd, 5A/34 Tilak Nagar, 110018, C-237 Vikas Puri, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

We report a case of a pregnancy involving a fetal neck mass which was diagnosed at 19 weeks of gestation. Three dimensional ultrasound provided detailed additional information about the extent of the lesion and the areas of involvement. Color Doppler revealed intense vascularity within the lesion, with both arterial and venous flow. Fetal MRI revealed the exact extent of the lesion along with deep seated structures involved. Diffusion weighted images revealed restricted diffusion with low ADC values suggesting a mitotic etiology. The patient along with her husband decided to abort the fetus. An infantogram of the abortus was taken. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry was performed. The final diagnosis was immature teratoma.

Keywords

Fetal neck mass - Immature teratoma in fetal neck - Antenatal ultrasound in fetal neck mass - Fetal MRI


Publication History

Received: 17 June 2020

Accepted: 14 October 2020

Article published online:
05 May 2023

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