title: MR imaging and ultrasound of fetal cervical cystic lymphangioma: utility in antepartum treatment planning.
abstract: We present a case of fetal cystic lymphangioma that was initially diagnosed by ultrasonography and further evaluated by prenatal MR imaging. MR imaging findings aided in improved delineation of the neck mass. T2-weighted MR images revealed partial compression of the airway by the neck mass. This information was useful in the decision to use ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) and helped surgeons in planning their approach to establish airway control during delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. mehmett@baskent-ank.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tekşam
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozyer
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McKinney
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kirbaş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal