Cystic hygroma

Ghada Mahmoud Mansour, MD

Cairo, Egypt

This 3rd trimester fetus has a large cystic hygroma. The multicystic structure around the head

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The site of origin of the cyst in the neck.

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Doppler signal for the cyst (low vascularity).

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Another view for the cystic hygroma

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The hydrothorax is compressing the lungs causing pulmonary hypoplasia, (lower arrow), ascites, and dense lymphedema (upper arrow). Note the severe oligohydramnios.

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Another view for hydrothorax and ascites.

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Placentomegaly

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