Case of the Week # 57

Luiz Eduardo Machado, MD

August 24-September 6, 2001

Intro, Centro de Treinamento em Diagnóstico por Imagem, Salvador – Bahia – Brasil

This 2nd trimester fetus has an anomaly limited to the lower face.

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This 2nd trimester fetus has an anomaly limited to the lower face. The mouth appears normal but a large tumor arises from the mandible

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This was confirmed postnally, and the mass was a hamartoma of the mandible.

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The surgical reconstruction went well and this is the baby after surgery:

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