title: Prenatal diagnosis of a chest wall hamartoma and sternal cleft.
abstract: We present the prenatal evaluation and diagnosis of a disorganized chest wall hamartoma with underlying sternal cleft in a family with a prior offspring with the VATER association. The possibility that these conditions are linked to mesodermal defects with a common pathogenic etiology is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Genetics, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaupman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruchelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal