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Upon examination, we found cardiomegaly, together with an associated moderate tricuspid regurgitation, however, there were no clear features of tricuspid dysplasia. Considering an unusually dilated superior vena cava, we found via color Doppler imaging a systodiastolic flow at Color Doppler progressing. Subsequent MRI of the central nervous system determined the localization in the sinus dura mater. Due to an already evident hemodynamic impact, the parents opted for the termination of the pregnancy. Autopsy confirmed a voluminous arteriovenous malformation of the transverse sinus of the dura mater, severe cardiomegaly, mainly of the ventricles, and hypoplasia of the lungs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics11091651","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,9]],"date-time":"2021-09-09T12:20:37Z","timestamp":1631190037000},"page":"1651","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dural Sinus Arteriovenous Malformation in the Fetus. Case Report and Discussion of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Vlasta","family":"Fesslova","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Fetal Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anna Maria","family":"Colli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"U.O. 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