Fetuses with cystic hygroma: A retrospective study

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-43

  Musone, R ^b   Bonafiglia, R ^a   Menditto, A ^b   Paccone, M ^b   Cassese, E ^b   Russo, G ^b   Balbi, C ^b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Autonoma   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chromosome abnormalities; Lymphangioma, cystic; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography, prenatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034154081     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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