A rare case report of giant de novo cervical cystic hygroma in an elderly patient: Case report
Introduction and importance Cystic hygroma is an aberrant proliferation of lymphatic vessels resulting from abnormal development of the lymphatic system. Cervical lymphangioma is an uncommon entity, usually reported in children, rarely in adult.
Salah Hammed +4 more
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Surgical management of cystic hygroma is very challenging since it has a thin wall consisting of endothelium which can easily be torn during its enucleation leading to recurrence. The other treatment options are intralesional injection of OK-432, triamcinolone followed by surgical excision, if necessary, injection of sclerosing agents, repeated ...
Kumar, Naresh +3 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 6q25.3-qter and monosomy 10q26.12-qter by array CGH in a fetus with an apparently normal karyotype. [PDF]
We present the prenatal case of a 12.5-Mb duplication involving 6q25-qter and a 12.2-Mb deletion encompassing 10q26-qter diagnosed by aCGH, while conventional karyotype showed normal results.
Marinescu, Ponnila S +4 more
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Reliability of Early Fetal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease Detection: A Preliminary Experience and Outcome Analysis of 102 Fetuses to Demonstrate the Value of a Clinical Flow-Chart Designed for At-Risk Pregnancy Management [PDF]
Early fetal echocardiography (EFEC) is a fetal cardiac ultrasound analysis performed between the 12th and 16th week of pregnancy (compared with the usual 18-22 weeks).
Abed, M.m. +8 more
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Mature cystic teratoma of the neck misdiagnosed at cystic hygroma; Case report. [PDF]
Highlights • The incidence of teratomas is approximately 1/40,000 live births.• Histologically, they are heterogeneous with mixed cystic, solid, mature, and immature components.• Most head and neck teratomas are small and amenable to curative surgical ...
Hassan HM, Omar AS, Mohammed AA.
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Alobar Holoprosencephaly with Cystic Hygroma
Objective: Holoprosencephaly is a kind of brain anomaly characterized by inadequate cleavage of the prosencephalon during early embryogenesis. In addition, holoprosencephaly associated with cystic hygroma and hydrops fetalis has never been reported.
Tsung-Ying Hsieh +3 more
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Complex rearrangements of Y chromosome suggest RPS4Y1 as lymphedema candidate gene
Objective: Cystic hygromas are frequently encountered in fetus with Turner syndrome (TS). Nevertheless, identification of genetic loci responsible for the cystic hygroma has been problematic.
Po-Fan Chen +6 more
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Sonographically determined anomalies and outcome in 170 chromosomally abnormal fetuses [PDF]
Structural pathology and outcome were studied in 170 chromosomally abnormal fetuses. Numerical chromosomal abnormalities were established in 158 (93 per cent) cases, of which 110 (71 per cent) represented trisomies, 30 (18 per cent) Turner syndrome, and ...
Bhaggoe, W.R. (W.) +6 more
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A rare case of cystic hygroma in neck and extending into thoracic cavity. [PDF]
Highlights • Cystic Hygroma in Neck and Thorax.• Multi disciplinary team approach in the treatment of neck and thorax cystic hygroma.• Surgical management of huge cystic hygroma.
El Sayed M +4 more
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First-trimester or second-trimester screening, or both, for Down's syndrome [PDF]
BACKGROUND: It is uncertain how best to screen pregnant women for the presence of fetal Down's syndrome: to perform first-trimester screening, to perform second-trimester screening, or to use strategies incorporating measurements in both trimesters ...
Ball, RH +20 more
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