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INTRODUCTION: Fetal body tumors are rare, but the ability to diagnose them has improved over recent years. Most masses discovered in the chest results from fetal bronchopulmonary malformations, such as congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and bronchopulmonary sequestration. Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and bronchopulmonary sequestration have a reported incidence of 50% and 33% of all prenatally diagnosed lung lesions, respectively. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and bronchopulmonary sequestration cases diagnosed or surveilled at our department, between January 2003 and March 2013. Prenatal examination, evolution, management and patient outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 918 fetal malformations were diagnosed at our hospital, 17 of them representing fetal bronchopulmonary malformations. The majority were diagnosed during the second trimester and stabilized or regressed during the third trimester of pregnancy. The pregnancies and deliveries had no other relevant findings or complications, except in three cases. Nine children required surgery. All of the children are healthy and have a normal development, with regular surveillance by the pediatricians. DISCUSSION: The majority of these fetal lung masses are isolated findings that partially regress during intrauterine life. With adequate postnatal surveillance and eventual surgery the prognosis is good.
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration/diagnosis , Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital/diagnosis , Prenatal Diagnosis , Bronchopulmonary Sequestration/therapy , Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital/therapy , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, Second , Pregnancy Trimester, Third , Prognosis , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Abdominal lymphangioma is a rare tumor of the lymphatic vessels. A case of an abdominal cystic lymphangioma identified at 22 weeks of gestation is reported. Ultrasonographic monitoring showed a progressive increase of mass size during the gestation. Pregnancy was terminated at 38 weeks and the newborn was submitted to a laparotomy with resection of all cystic structures. At the present time the infant is three years old and is doing well.
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Fetal Diseases/diagnosis , Lymphangioma, Cystic/diagnosis , Mesenteric Cyst/diagnosis , Ultrasonography, Prenatal , Abdominal Cavity/diagnostic imaging , Abdominal Cavity/embryology , Female , Fetal Diseases/surgery , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, Second/physiology , Term Birth/physiologyABSTRACT
Aneurysms of the vein of Galen (AVG) represent less than 1% of all intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Two cases of prenatal diagnosis made by color Doppler ultrasonography at 32 weeks of gestation are reported. Both cases presented with antenatal mild cardiomegaly and both developed severe cardiac failure in the neonatal period. Embolization was unsuccessful and both infants died. These cases highlight the need for a careful evaluation of the time and mode of delivery; embolization must be performed after a fully informed decision.
