Prenatal Ultrasound Findings of Fetal Neoplasms

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A variety of neoplasms can develop in each tetal organ. Most fetal neoplasms can be detected by careful prenatal ultrasonographic examination. Some neoplosms show specific ultrasonographic findings suggesting the differential diagnosis, but others do not. Knowledge of the presence of a neoplasm in the fetus may alter the prenatal management of a pregnancy and the mode of delivery, and facilitates immediate postnatal treatment. During the last five years, we experienced 32 cases of fetal neoplasms in a variety of organs. We describe their typical ultrasonographic findings with correlating postnatal CT, MRI, and pathologic findings.

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The vast majority of vascular anomalies of infancy and childhood can be biologically classified as hemangioma or vascular malformation. Hemangiomas are benign neoplasms that proliferate rapidly in infancy only to involute in early childhood. The majority of hemangiomas do not need treatment. Pharmacologic therapy, with corticosteroids or interferon-alpha-2a, is indicated for lesions that threaten vital function or are grossly deforming. Vascular malformations are not tumors, but rather vessel abnormalities due to errors of vascular morphogenesis. They derive from embryonal capillary, venous, arterial, or lymphatic channels, or combinations thereof. The appearance, clinical behavior, and therapy differ based on their channel types. All too often, unfortunately, children with vascular anomalies are shuffled from physician-to-physician because a single practitioner, even a specialist, does not have sufficient knowledge to properly treat the vascular lesion. The authors recommend that every major referral center have a multidisciplinary "Vascular Anomalies Team." We also endorse a biologic classification of vascular lesions to facilitate interspecialty communication regarding diagnosis, natural history, and therapy.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Korean J Radiol

Journal ID (publisher-id): KJR

Title: Korean Journal of Radiology

Publisher: The Korean Radiological Society

ISSN (Print): 1229-6929

ISSN (Electronic): 2005-8330

Publication date (Print): Jan-Mar 2002

Publication date (Electronic): 31 March 2002

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Pages: 64-73

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[1 ]Department of Radiology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[2 ]Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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Address reprint requests to: Jeong Yeon Cho, MD, Department of Radiology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 100-380, South Korea. Telephone: (822) 2000-7885, Fax: (822) 2000-7369, radjycho@ 123456samsung.co.kr

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DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2002.3.1.64

PMC ID: 2713989

PubMed ID: 11919481

SO-VID: 00c299dc-1e6d-4160-bc93-5fd08c9bef74

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