Hepatic calcifications in a fetus with trisomy 9 that underwent cordocentesis.
Foci of calcification were observed at autopsy in the liver of a fetus with complete trisomy 9 on which two cordocenteses had been performed. It is suggested that liver calcifications are a possible complication of the procedure. As several other cases of calcifications in the liver and other organs of fetuses with autosomal trisomies have been described without a history of cordocentesis, further studies should be carried out to determine whether fetuses with chromosomal anomalies are more prone to thrombus formation and embolization.
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, CH Tulle, France.
Gasser
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Geneix
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Malet
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Stoll
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D017218:Cordocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014314:Trisomy