The spontaneous resolution of cystic hygromas and early fetal growth delay in fetuses with trisomy 18.
The spontaneous resolution of cystic hygromas in fetuses with trisomy 18 may be due to a delay in lymphatic-vascular anastomosis. The severity of growth delay with trisomy 18 appears to be variable in time of onset and extent.
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Department of Ultrasound, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
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D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014314:Trisomy; D014463:Ultrasonography