Spontaneous resolution of a cystic hygroma in a fetus with Turner syndrome.
The prenatal detection of a cystic hygroma (CH) in a fetus with a 45,X karyotype is described. The cystic hygroma underwent spontaneous resolution and a healthy baby with Turner syndrome was subsequently born. The implications for genetic counselling are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography