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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective analysis of all fetuses with prenatally detected choroid plexus cysts, identified at our institution between 1988 and 1993, was performed. Cytogenetic data, associated sonographic findings, obstetric outcome and pediatric follow-up was obtained to determine the incidence of aneuploidy and the rate of associated congenital anomalies in second-trimester fetuses with this finding. There were 211 second-trimester fetuses identified with a choroid plexus cyst. Amniocentesis was performed in 175 (83%) and postnatal chromosome analysis was performed in one newborn. Follow-up data are available on 203 (96%). Of the 176 cytogenetically studied fetuses, eight (4.5%) were aneuploid (including four cases of trisomy 18). In four of the aneuploid fetuses, the choroid plexus cyst was the only abnormal sonographic finding identified (including one case of trisomy 18). From this study and a review of the literature, we confirm that choroid plexus cysts are a sonographic marker for trisomy 18, even when identified as an isolated finding in an otherwise normal-appearing fetus. We conclude that the detection of a choroid plexus cyst merits further careful evaluation of fetal anatomy and consideration of cytogenetic evaluation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0960-7692
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1994 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
448-51
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Significance of sonographically detected second-trimester choroid plexus cysts: a series of 211 cases and a review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia 19107, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article