Pitfall in the diagnosis of nuchal cystic hygroma.
We present a case of spontaneous resolution of a nuchal cystic hygroma in a fetus with a normal karyotype. This unusual case is important in the counseling of patients with affected fetuses, since the transitory nature of the disease is not well known.
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Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2675.
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D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography