Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of axillary cystic hygroma
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چکیده
Cystic hygromas are anomalies of the lymphatic system characterized by single or multiple cysts within soft tissue. The prenatal diagnosis of cystic hygroma by ultrasound is well documented in literature. Approximately 75-80% of all cystic hygromas involve the neck and the lower portion of the face, 15-20 % occur in the axilla , while remaining 5% are found in the mediastinum, retropertoneum,abdominal viscera, groin , bones and scrotum.
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