How to differentiate PHACES syndrome from Blake's pouch cyst in first half of pregnancy

L Pomar^{1

2}, S Lebon³, Y Vial¹

Affiliations

¹ Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² School of Health Sciences (HESAV), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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L Pomar et al. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Dec.

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. 2023 Dec;62(6):906-908.

doi: 10.1002/uog.26255.

L Pomar^{1

2}, S Lebon³, Y Vial¹

¹ Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² School of Health Sciences (HESAV), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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