Pseudotumors of the umbilical cord and fetal membranes.
Antenatally diagnosed pseudotumors, i.e. non-neoplastic tumors, of the umbilical cord and fetal membranes may when scanned by ultrasound have an appearance leading to misdiagnosis. In the present cases, a hematoma in the fetal membranes was interpreted as a chorioangioma, and a cystic mass inside the umbilical cord caused by degeneration of Wharton's jelly was regarded as an omphalomesenteric or allantoic cyst. The two cases are presented. Color Doppler evaluation seems advisable.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
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D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005321:Extraembryonic Membranes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*