ultrasound diagnosis of fatal anomalies

PLACENTA, CORD, AND AMNIOTIC FLUID
Fig. 14.4 Large umbilical cord cyst, in a case of
trisomy 18 at 31 weeks of gestation.
lies and chromosomal aberrations, and thus may
be an important clinical finding.
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Fig. 14.5 Large umbilical cord cyst. Trisomy
18. Findings after termination of the pregnancy.
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