Abstract
This report describes the antenatal sonographic identification of a hyperechoic intra-abdominal mass in a 30-week fetus. The mass was proved by autopsy to be an extralobar pulmonary sequestration. Although a rare type of congenital malformation, pulmonary sequestration should be included in the differential diagnosis of an echodense intra-abdominal mass seen during antenatal ultrasound examination.
MeSH terms
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Abdomen*
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Adult
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnosis*
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / mortality
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis*
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Infant, Premature, Diseases / mortality
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Infant, Premature, Diseases / pathology
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Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Pregnancy
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Prenatal Diagnosis*
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Ultrasonography*
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Wilms Tumor / diagnosis