Correlation between colored Doppler echography of fetal thyroid goiters and histologic study.
Fetal thyroid is essential for normal fetus development. Echography of fetuses from mothers with Graves' disease is extremely specific for detecting an intrauterine thyroid dysfunction. We report the first correlation of two cases between color Doppler and histologic study of fetal thyroid goiters.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaujon Hospital, Paris, France.
Pierre-François
PF
Ceccaldi
Sandra
S
Cohen
Edith
E
Vuillard
Fabien
F
Guimiot
Anne-Lise
AL
Delezoide
Olivier
O
Poujade
Guillaume
G
Ducarme
Jean-François
JF
Oury
Dominique
D
Luton
D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*