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Mesenchymal hamartoma: prenatal diagnosis by MRI

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The clinical presentation of thoracic mesenchymal hamartomas varies from an asymptomatic chest wall mass to severe respiratory distress resulting from compression of the airways and lungs. We present the findings on fetal US and MRI of a histologically confirmed case. Following surgical resection, pathological examination corresponded to the cross-sectional imaging features with haemorrhagic, cystic and calcified components. An awareness of the characteristic imaging findings will allow accurate diagnosis of this condition, even prenatally, and thus facilitate appropriate perinatal management and surgical planning.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Leysia Chu & Lars Grosse-Wortmann

  2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Canada, M5G 1X8

    Mike Seed & Lars Grosse-Wortmann

  3. Fetal Medicine Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Erica Howse & Greg Ryan

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Correspondence to Lars Grosse-Wortmann.

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Chu, L., Seed, M., Howse, E. et al. Mesenchymal hamartoma: prenatal diagnosis by MRI. Pediatr Radiol 41, 781–784 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1898-x

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