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Presentation of Case

A one-month-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of an intraabdominal mass.

After a 42-week gestation, the infant had been delivered by cesarean section because of cephalopelvic disproportion. There were no complications during the pregnancy or delivery. A routine ultrasonographic examination (Figure 1), performed during the 28th week of pregnancy, showed a multiseptated cystic mass in the midabdomen. An ultrasonographic study during the 29th week of pregnancy showed the same mass slightly to the left of the midline. Another prenatal ultrasonographic examination at 30 weeks also showed the cystic abdominal mass near the midline. The infant weighed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Beryl R. Benacerraf's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

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