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Cystic Abnormalities of the Fetal Thorax

Sonographic Evaluation

Harris L. Cohen, MD

Department of Radiology, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, and the Department of Radiology, Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey.

Jack O. Haller, MD

Department of Radiology, Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey; Department of Radiology, Downstate Medical Center, Box 1208,450 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203.

Richard G. Mayer, MD

Department of Radiology, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, and the Department of Radiology, Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey.

The antenatal diagnoses of three cystic fetal thoracic abnormalities are described. The ultrasound findings led to early postnatal surgical attention and prompt therapeutic intervention. This report will discuss the differential diagnoses of cystic lesions of the fetal chest and stress the importance of antenatal identification.

Key Words: bronchogenic cyst (antenatal diagnosis) • ultrasound • chest (fetus)

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 3, No. 4, 172-176 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/875647938700300402


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