The association of umbilical cord hemangioma with fetal vascular birthmarks.
OBJECTIVE
To report a rare case of umbilical cord hemangioma and to discuss its association with vascular birthmarks.


METHODS
A case of umbilical cord hemangioma diagnosed by ultrasound at 28 weeks of gestation is reported. After labor induction at 38 weeks of gestation, a male infant was born. Examination of the newborn showed disseminated port wine flat skin lesions covering a significant part of his body. Reviewing the scientific literature revealed the association between umbilical cord hemangioma and fetal mortality and morbidity, in particular, vascular malformations.


RESULTS
A total of 24 umbilical cord hemangioma cases were reported in detail. Of them, 37.5% were associated with perinatal mortality and 29.2% ended in the delivery of a normal healthy infant. Fetal morbidity was recognized in 33.3%.


CONCLUSIONS
This case illustrates the importance of prenatal diagnosis of umbilical cord hemangioma for prenatal counseling.
Daniel-Spiegel
Etty
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel.
Weiner
Ehud
E
Gimburg
Genady
G
Shalev
Eliezer
E
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005865:Gestational Age; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology*