Hemivertebra and skin tag

Alaattin Kacar, MD; Mehmet Uslu, MD

Balikesir, Turkey.

These are some images demonstrating a lateral hemivertebrae and a skin tag of the chin, detected at 27 weeks of pregnancy. The fetus does not have characteristics of Goldenhar syndrome.

Images 1, 2: Parasagittal images of the fetal head with the skin tag sticking out of the chin.

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Images 3, 4: Coronal views of the spine with the lateral hemivertebra.

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Images 5, 6: X-ray images of the baby"s spine showing the lateral hemivertebra.

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Image 7: Postnatal appearance of the baby with the facial skin tag.

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