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.
Ceccaldi
Pierre-François
PF
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaujon Hospital, Paris, France.
Cohen
Sandra
S
Vuillard
Edith
E
Guimiot
Fabien
F
Delezoide
Anne-Lise
AL
Poujade
Olivier
O
Ducarme
Guillaume
G
Oury
Jean-François
JF
Luton
Dominique
D
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*