title: Evaluation of the prenatally diagnosed mass.
abstract: With the advent of advanced imaging technologies, the field of prenatal diagnosis and counseling has grown rapidly. The use of fetal ultrasound and ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging has allowed for prenatal identification of structural anomalies as well as neoplasm. The differential diagnosis of a fetal mass is dependent upon its location and the tissue characteristics of the mass on imaging. The use of amniocentesis for chromosomal analysis and genetic testing for known tumor-related genetic abnormalities may aid in further refining the diagnosis. Herein we describe a general diagnostic algorithm for fetal masses based upon their location within the body and how the appropriate diagnostic modalities may be applied in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Fetal Center, Texas Children's Hospital and Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street Suite 1210, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Fetal Center, Texas Children's Hospital and Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street Suite 1210, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: oolutoye@bcm.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Oluyinka O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Olutoye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal