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Two cases of fetal goiter
INTRODUCTION: Anterior fetal neck masses are rarely encountered. Careful routine ultrasound screening can reveal intrauterine fetal goiters (FGs). The incidence of goitrous hypothyroidism is 1 in 30,000-50,000 live births. The consequences of both FG and impaired thyroid function are serious. AIMS A...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23565428 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.104092 |
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author | Saini, Ashish Reddy, Murli Manohar Panchani, Roopal Varma, Tarun Gupta, Nitinranjan Tripathi, Sudhir |
author_facet | Saini, Ashish Reddy, Murli Manohar Panchani, Roopal Varma, Tarun Gupta, Nitinranjan Tripathi, Sudhir |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Anterior fetal neck masses are rarely encountered. Careful routine ultrasound screening can reveal intrauterine fetal goiters (FGs). The incidence of goitrous hypothyroidism is 1 in 30,000-50,000 live births. The consequences of both FG and impaired thyroid function are serious. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To emphasize role of ultrasound in both invasive and non-invasive management of FG. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two pregnant patients, during second trimester, underwent routine antenatal ultrasound revealing FG, were investigated and managed. RESULTS: Case 1: Revealed FG with fetal hypothyroidism. Intra-amniotic injection l-thyroxine given. Follow-up ultrasound confirmed the reduction of the goiter size. At birth, thyroid dyshormogenesis was suspected and neonate discharged on 50 mcg levothyroxine/day with normal growth and development so far. Case 2: Hypothyroid mother with twin pregnancy revealed FG, in twin 1, confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (1.5 × 1.63 cm). The other twin had no thyroid swelling. Cordocentesis confirmed hypothyroidism in twin 1. Maternal thyroxine dose increased as per biochemical parameters leading to reduction in FG size. Mother delivered preterm and none of the twins had thyroid swelling. Fetal euthyroidism was confirmed on biochemical screening. CONCLUSION: FG during pregnancy should be thoroughly evaluated, diagnosed and immediately treated; although in utero options for fetal hypothyroidism management are available, emphasis should be laid on non-invasive procedures. Newer and better resolution techniques in ultrasonography are more specific and at the same time are less harmful. |
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spelling | pubmed-36030762013-04-05 Two cases of fetal goiter Saini, Ashish Reddy, Murli Manohar Panchani, Roopal Varma, Tarun Gupta, Nitinranjan Tripathi, Sudhir Indian J Endocrinol Metab Brief Communication INTRODUCTION: Anterior fetal neck masses are rarely encountered. Careful routine ultrasound screening can reveal intrauterine fetal goiters (FGs). The incidence of goitrous hypothyroidism is 1 in 30,000-50,000 live births. The consequences of both FG and impaired thyroid function are serious. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To emphasize role of ultrasound in both invasive and non-invasive management of FG. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two pregnant patients, during second trimester, underwent routine antenatal ultrasound revealing FG, were investigated and managed. RESULTS: Case 1: Revealed FG with fetal hypothyroidism. Intra-amniotic injection l-thyroxine given. Follow-up ultrasound confirmed the reduction of the goiter size. At birth, thyroid dyshormogenesis was suspected and neonate discharged on 50 mcg levothyroxine/day with normal growth and development so far. Case 2: Hypothyroid mother with twin pregnancy revealed FG, in twin 1, confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (1.5 × 1.63 cm). The other twin had no thyroid swelling. Cordocentesis confirmed hypothyroidism in twin 1. Maternal thyroxine dose increased as per biochemical parameters leading to reduction in FG size. Mother delivered preterm and none of the twins had thyroid swelling. Fetal euthyroidism was confirmed on biochemical screening. CONCLUSION: FG during pregnancy should be thoroughly evaluated, diagnosed and immediately treated; although in utero options for fetal hypothyroidism management are available, emphasis should be laid on non-invasive procedures. Newer and better resolution techniques in ultrasonography are more specific and at the same time are less harmful. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3603076/ /pubmed/23565428 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.104092 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Saini, Ashish Reddy, Murli Manohar Panchani, Roopal Varma, Tarun Gupta, Nitinranjan Tripathi, Sudhir Two cases of fetal goiter |
title | Two cases of fetal goiter |
title_full | Two cases of fetal goiter |
title_fullStr | Two cases of fetal goiter |
title_full_unstemmed | Two cases of fetal goiter |
title_short | Two cases of fetal goiter |
title_sort | two cases of fetal goiter |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23565428 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.104092 |
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