Epignathus: Always a simple teratoma? Report of an exceptional case with two additional fetiforme bodies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-403

  Sarioglu, N ^a   Wegner, R D ^a,c   Gasiorek Wiens, A ^b   Entezami, M ^b,c   Schmock, J ^d   Hagen, A ^b   Becker, R ^b,c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Centre of Prenatal Diagnosis   (Germany)

^d Gynecological Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epignathus; Fetus parasitici; Prenatal diagnosis; Teratoma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIGNATHUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; ETHMOID BONE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONSTERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TRIPLETS; TWINS, CONJOINED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037879070     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.92     Document Type: Article

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