title: Pregnancy in a patient with diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the uterus.
abstract: This is the first reported case of successful conservative treatment of a pregnant woman with a diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the uterus. Marked autotransfusion from the hemangioma during labor contractions was clinically apparent and was confirmed by invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Lotgering
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pijpers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Eijck
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Wallenburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*