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Which of the following is true of this umbilical cord in this second trimester pregnancy?

3. Umbilical cord cyst with umbilical vein varix

There are two definitely visualized cystic lesions involving the umbilical cord. These are nonvascular, as seen from color Doppler study. The presence of multiple umbilical cord cysts has a poor prognosis for the fetus because of the associated risk of aneuploidy and fetal anomalies.

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Challenge your diagnostic skills: What's going on with this umbilical cord?

Image IQ: Umbilical Cord

Joe Antony, MD