title: Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome Diagnosed Prenatally as an Epignathus.
abstract: The authors present a clinical report of the giant fetal tumor protruding from the oral cavity diagnosed sonographically at 32 weeks of gestation as an epignathus. After delivery, tumor proved to be a presentation of the blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, the literature offers no reports on similar cases.
authors.affiliation: *I Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education†Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciebiera
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kucińska-Chahwan
authors.forename: Włodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Piwowar
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalcowska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roszkowski
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jakiel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal