Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas: A case report

ABSTRACT
Nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas of the spinal cord are rare, and there are currently no reports of their observation in utero. Here, we present the sonographic (US) findings in such a case. Four intraspinal hyperechoic masses were observed on US on the dorsal aspect of the fetal spine in a 30‐year‐old woman at 30 weeks' gestation. Findings were consistent with those of prenatal MRI and were confirmed on autopsy after induced abortion. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2017

Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound - July 3, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Ning Shang, Qiuping Ma, Chunyan Ouyang, Jiali Zhang, Penghui Han, Gang Yu Tags: Case Report Source Type: research