Chorioangioma placentae and feto-maternal transfusion; a report of two cases.
Chorioangioma (CA) is found in about 1% of all placentas. Here we report cases of CA: one associated with intra-uterine fetal death, and the other with feto-maternal transfusion resulting in severe anaemia of the child. Feto-maternal transfusion through a CA could, in suspected cases, be diagnosed by s-AFP, one-minute alkali-denaturation test and perhaps ultrasound of the placenta. Intra-uterine death of the child could then be prevented by Caesarean section.
Brandt
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Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Viborg Hospital, Denmark.
Ryom
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Grove
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D005331:Fetomaternal Transfusion / Q000150:complications*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic