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Case Reports
. 2024 May 1;16(5):e59463.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.59463. eCollection 2024 May.

Incidental Finding of Ante-natal Fetal Neck Mass With Post-delivery Imaging and Follow-Up

Sheetal S Shelar  1 , Pratap Parihar  1 , Shirish Vaidya  1 , Rajasbala Dhande  1 , Asish Pavanan  1
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Incidental Finding of Ante-natal Fetal Neck Mass With Post-delivery Imaging and Follow-Up

Sheetal S Shelar et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Most fetal anomalies can be detected during the second trimester of chromosomal anomaly screening. However, even an experienced sonographer might fail to notice a fetal neck mass during this screening and would be diagnosed at a later point in time. In this case report, we have followed up on an incidentally detected case of fetal neck mass on antenatal sonography with post-delivery ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography.

Keywords: computed tomography; fetal anomalies; goitre; neck masses; thyroid; ultrasound.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. (Left and right) A grey-scale ultrasound image of fetal neck showing the bilaterally symmetrical cervical mass.
Figure 2
Figure 2. (Left and right) Color Doppler images showing vascularity within the fetal neck mass.
Figure 3
Figure 3. (Left and right) A grey-scale ultrasound image of diffusely enlarged thyroid gland.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Axial and coronal CECT images of neonatal neck showing intensely enhancing enlarged thyroid gland with few cystic areas within.
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