Cystic Hygroma: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

cystic hygroma, cystic lymphangiomas, familial nuchal blebs, FCH, fetal cystic hygromas, cystic hygroma colli, jugular lymphatic obstructive sequences, moist tumors, lymphatic malformations, Turner syndrome, Turner's syndrome, trisomy 21, Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, trisomy 18, Edwards syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Noonan's syndrome

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