title: Pitfall in the diagnosis of nuchal cystic hygroma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2675.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tigges
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jeanty
mesh_terms: 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