An enlarged fetal thymus may be the initial response to intrauterine inflammation in pregnant women at risk for preterm birth.
Tatiana Emy Nishimoto Kawanami HamamotoAlan Roberto HatanakaMarcelo Santucci FrançaStephanno Gomes Pereira SarmentoTalita Micheletti HelferRoseli Mieko Yamamoto NomuraAntonio Fernandes MoronAntonio Fernandes MoronPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2023)
A short cervix is associated with an increased transverse diameter of the fetal thymus during the second trimester of gestation.