Premium
PRENATAL ASPECTS OF GIANT FETAL CRANIAL HAEMANGIO‐ENDOTHELIOMA
Author(s) -
BOULOT PIERRE,
DESCHAMPS FRANÇOISE,
MONTOYA FRANÇOISE,
MONTOYA PEDRO,
COUTURE ALAIN,
FERRAN JEANLOUIS,
LEFORT G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199604)16:4<357::aid-pd853>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , caesarean section , gestation , skull , echogenicity , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , surgery , radiology , ultrasonography , genetics , biology
Abstract A case of a large vascular lesion of the skull is reported. The lesion was discovered at 22 weeks' gestation and it rapidly increased in size, reaching 8 cm a month later. Tumor echogenicity was the same as that for soft tissues and colour Doppler examination revealed intense vascularization. Cordocentesis showed features of the Kasabach–Merritt syndrome and very high plasma levels of alpha‐fetoprotein. A Caesarean section was performed to avoid dystocia and led to the birth of a baby with cardiac failure in the immediate neonatal period. Biopsies of the mass led to the diagnosis of a non‐malignant haemangio‐endothelioma. The mass was removed and plastic surgery performed. The baby is alive and well 9 months after the operation.