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What Could Mass Behind Heart In Fetus Suggest?

im 32 weeks pregnant and yesterday during a sonogram they found a mass behind the baby s heart. what could this be? i have to have another sonogram done next week by a specialist. the heart looked fine and had a good heartbeat. but im worried because its clear that it shouldnt be there.
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mass behind heart may b due to a teratoma which are tumor like malformation. it may also b due to malformation in lungs. picture will b clear after second sonography.
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What Could Mass Behind Heart In Fetus Suggest?

mass behind heart may b due to a teratoma which are tumor like malformation. it may also b due to malformation in lungs. picture will b clear after second sonography.