Erschienen in:
15.03.2022 | Case Report
Cystic Hygroma: A Grave and Thought Provoking Entity
verfasst von:
Sonia B. Singh, Hemali H. Sinha, Naaz Ahmed
Erschienen in:
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
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Sonderheft 2/2022
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Excerpt
Cystic hygroma is a venolymphatic malformation due to malfunction in lymph drainage from head into the jugular vein resulting in its accumulation in the jugular lymphatic sac. At birth the prevalence is 1 in 5000. In 70 percent cases, it is associated with aneuploidy. Small, nonseptated cystic hygroma with normal fetal karyotype and echocardiogram carry good prognosis, whereas large, septated cystic hygromas are usually associated with hydrops fetalis and carry a poor prognosis. There are no guidelines regarding mode of delivery. …