Fig. 6

Epignathus arising from the hard palate in a foetus at 21 weeks gestation, after a termination of pregnancy for suspected anterior encephalocele. The photograph taken prior to autopsy of the head (a) demonstrates a large soft tissue mass arising from the oral cavity. The corresponding lateral radiograph of the head (b) demonstrates multiple calcific components within. A sagittal view during post-mortem ultrasound (c) and post-mortem MRI (d) obtained 7 days after delivery, both demonstrate the heterogenous internal nature of the oral mass, although it is much harder to identify the origin of the mass on the PMMR given the position, resolution and slumping of the foetus in the scanner