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Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of a cystic adrenal mass with postnatal hemorrhage and in situ neuroblastoma

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A prenatally diagnosed cystic suprarenal mass with evidence of postnatal bleeding is reported. The histologic examination after surgery revealed a cystic hematoma with islets of neuroblastoma in situ. The authors point out the need for surgical exploration if an adrenal mass is diagnosed in utero.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, SF-90220, Oulu, Finland

    Marjatta Lanning

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Oulu, SF-90220, Oulu, Finland

    Peter Lanning

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Lanning, M., Lanning, P. Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of a cystic adrenal mass with postnatal hemorrhage and in situ neuroblastoma. Pediatr Surg Int 7, 396–397 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176606

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