title: Prenatal diagnosis of placental chorioangioma: our experience.
abstract: Placental chorioangioma is the most common benign tumor of placenta. The relationship of vascularized chorioangiomas to adverse pregnancy outcome is well recognized. We report 3 cases of placental chorioangioma. Hypervascularization of the lesions in all patients and the immune hydrops with adverse fetal outcome in 2 cases are the complications of our mini-series. Ultrasonography and Doppler ultrasonography findings were useful in establishing the prenatal diagnosis and the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergencies Unit, Department Obstetrics, Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, University Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 81000 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Maruotti
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Mazzarelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quaglia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tessitore
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pecoraro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agangi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mallia Milanes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martinelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal