Prenatal diagnosis of congenital leukemia in a fetus at 25 weeks' gestation with Down syndrome: Case report and review of the literature

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 486-489

  Robertson, M ^a,b   De Jong, G ^a   Mansvelt, E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hepatosplenomegaly; Leukemia; Non immune hydrops fetalis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORDOCENTESIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CORDOCENTESIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; LEUKEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037852192     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.87     Document Type: Article

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