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A case report of placental hemangioma resulting in severe fetal distress
Author(s) -
ITO MASAZUMI,
KUMAMOTO TADASI,
YAMAMOTO HATSUMI,
NOMURA TOYOKI,
MATSUMOTO TAKAFUMI,
TAKI MITIO,
TOYODA NAGAYASU
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03163.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrops fetalis , obstetrics , gestation , cardiotocography , placenta , asphyxia , fetal distress , placental abruption , fetus , pregnancy , neonatal intensive care unit , disseminated intravascular coagulation , hemangioma , surgery , pediatrics , genetics , biology
A 30 year old female was admitted twice during her pregnancy for genital bleeding. An ultrasonography at 19 weeks gestation showed several nodules on the chorionic plate. Cardiotocography during labor at 37 weeks gestation indicated a non‐reactive pattern. A 2230 g infant girl was delivered soon after rupture of membranes with asphyxia and hydrops fetalis. The placenta weighed 600 g with a maximal thickness of 6 cm. Nodules occupied about one‐third of the placenta and were diagnosed as placental hemangiomas. Postnatal examination revealed that the infant had disseminated intravascular coagulation and cardiac failure. This baby recovered after treatment in the intensive care unit, and was discharged home on the 52nd day of life.