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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786168
Case Report

A Rare Case of Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Oral Cystic Mass

Raksha Shivaramegowda
1   Department of Fetal Medicine, Fernandez Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
,
Arati Singh
1   Department of Fetal Medicine, Fernandez Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
,
Vinitra Dayalan
1   Department of Fetal Medicine, Fernandez Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
,
Geeta Kolar 
1   Department of Fetal Medicine, Fernandez Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Abstract

Congenital fetal oral mass is a very rare entity. A correct ultrasound-based approach on the anatomic location, consistency, and vascularity will help us to narrow down the differentials antenatally but a confirmed diagnosis can be made by histopathological examination postnatally. We describe a case of a fetal oral cyst diagnosed antenatally at 20 weeks of gestation. On follow-up, fetal growth and amniotic fluid volume were normal with no changes in the size or the position of the cyst. The cyst was excised on the first neonatal day. Histopathology was consistent with a mucocele.

Keywords

fetal oral mass mucocele - ranula - oral mucocele - thyroglossal duct cyst - foregut duplication cyst


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Article published online:
08 May 2024

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