Pregnancy in a patient with diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the uterus.
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.
Lotgering
F K
FK
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Pijpers
L
L
van Eijck
J
J
Wallenburg
H C
HC
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*