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RODRIGUEZ PADRON, Damaris; RODRIGUEZ PADRON, Julio; CABRERA PUPO, Maritza  y  AMAT SOUSA, Diexán Alberto. Prenatal Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Cystic Hygroma. CCM [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.1, pp.154-158. ISSN 1560-4381.

Cystic hygroma is a result of jugular lymph sac segments that are out of place or the failure of the lymphatic spaces to connect with the main lymphatic channels. It is a clear, clean and transparent liquid tumor, diagnosed by ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy, for a mass that protrudes in the back or side wall of the neck can be seen, its onset is associated with abnormal karyotypes, which is indispensable for a study of the human karyotype. Cystic hygroma is associated with trisomy 21, 18 and 13, among others. A case of a patient with pregnancy of 13.2 weeks, who underwent genetic marker, detecting a fetus with a cystic tumor in the cervical region was reported. Interruption of pregnancy was decided by using misoprostol, a cystic hygroma was revealed that confirmed the ultrasonographic diagnosis

Palabras clave : pregnancy; cystic hygroma; lymphangioma.

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