Prenatal diagnosis of a fetal head and neck neoplasm: differential diagnosis, management, and histology.
A fetal head and neck malignancy was prenatally diagnosed. The parents allowed the fetus to die during labour, due to the poor prognosis. We discuss the corresponding pathology findings, differential diagnosis, and management of this rare entity. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal neoplasms theoretically improves outcome, although this was not true in our case.
Powell
S M
SM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Yankowitz
J
J
Robinson
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis