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Focal aneurysmal dilatation of subchorionic vessels simulating chorioangioma
Author(s) -
Reinhart R. D.,
Wells W. A.,
Harris R. D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13020147.x
Subject(s) - medicine , confusion , conservative management , radiology , pathological , placenta , color doppler , aneurysm , ultrasound , ultrasonography , pregnancy , pathology , fetus , surgery , psychology , biology , psychoanalysis , genetics
Subchorionic vascular aneurysms of the placenta are rare lesions and may present confusion with chorioangioma or focal mesenchymal dysplasia on sonography. To our knowledge, the findings of placental aneurysms have not been reported in the ultrasound literature. We present a case with detailed sonographic evaluation, including spectral and color Doppler and pathological analysis, that was mistaken for chorioangioma prenatally. Knowledge of this benign entity may allow the sonologist to recommend conservative management in similar cases. Copyright © 1999 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology