title: Prenatal ultrasound findings of fetal neoplasms.
abstract: A variety of neoplasms can develop in each fetal organ. Most fetal neoplasms can be detected by careful prenatal ultrasonographic examination. Some neoplasms show specific ultrasonographic findings suggesting the differential diagnosis, but others do not. Knowledge of the presence of a neoplasm in the fetus may alter the prenatal management of a pregnancy and the mode of delivery, and facilitates immediate postnatal treatment. During the last five years, we experienced 32 cases of fetal neoplasms in a variety of organs. We describe their typical ultrasonographic findings with correlating postnatal CT, MRI, and pathologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 100-380, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Mi Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jee Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Byoung Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byung Jae
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Seung Hyup
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal