Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas: A case report

Ning Shang; Qiuping Ma; Chunyan Ouyang; Jiali Zhang; Penghui Han; Gang Yu

doi:10.1002/jcu.22516

Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas: A case report

J Clin Ultrasound. 2018 May;46(4):278-281. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22516. Epub 2017 Jul 2.

Authors

Ning Shang¹, Qiuping Ma¹, Chunyan Ouyang¹, Jiali Zhang², Penghui Han³, Gang Yu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ultrasound, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510010, China.
² Department of Pathology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510010, China.
³ Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510010, China.
⁴ Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510010, China.

PMID: 28670732
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22516

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 46:278-281, 2018.

Keywords: MRI; intramedullary lipomas; obstetrics; spine; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abortion, Eugenic
Adult
Female
Humans
Lipoma / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Pregnancy
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*