IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN A HYDROPTIC FETUS WITH PULMONARY LYMPHANGIECTASIA AND TRISOMY 21

M Rutigliani, F Boccardo, C Campisi, E Bonioli, E Fulcheri, C Bellini

Abstract


This case report presents a hydroptictrisomy 21 fetus affected by lymphaticdysplasia with no other malformations. Ourstudies using CD31, CD34, smooth muscleactin, desmin, and D2-40 antibodiesimmunohistochemistry confirm the diagnosisof severe pulmonary lymphangiectasiaassociated with lymphangiectasia in themediastinum and small bowel.

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