title: Large placental hemangioma diagnosed by ultrasonography--a case report.
abstract: We present a case of large placental hemangioma comprising more than half of the organ and not causing feto-maternal complications. It appeared after 29 weeks of gestation. At 29 weeks an ultrasonography disclosed a normal placenta. At 35 weeks of gestation it measured 60 x 57 mm and appeared as a well delineated hypoechoic image. Delivery took place at 38 weeks by cesarean section and the child was normal.
authors.affiliation: Pathological Anatomy Department, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lisboa Bittencourt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Teixeira Calabrick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal