Color Doppler aided prenatal diagnosis of a type 1 cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma simulating a meningomyelocele.
Type 1 cystic sacrococcygeal teratomas, usually associated with good outcome following neonatal resection, must be differentiated at the time of prenatal diagnosis from sonographically similar meningomyeloceles, which carry a grave prognosis. We present an unusual case in which color Doppler imaging assisted correct midtrimester prenatal diagnosis of a large type 1 cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma closely simulating a meningomyelocele.
Sherer
D M
DM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Fromberg
R A
RA
Rindfusz
D W
DW
Harris
B H
BH
Sanz
L E
LE
D000328:Adult; D003050:Coccyx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012447:Sacrum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal