Mid-trimester prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a pericardial cyst.
Prenatal diagnosis of pericardial masses are infrequent and usually consist of intrapericardial teratomas or haemangiomas. We present the first report of prenatal diagnosis of a suspected pericardial cyst at 14 weeks' gestation which was subsequently confirmed by neonatal computed tomography.
Lewis
K M
KM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Sherer
D M
DM
Gonçalves
L F
LF
Fromberg
R A
RA
Eglinton
G S
GS
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal