Ruptured hemangioma of the umbilical cord and intrauterine fetal death, with review data

A case of intrauterine fetal death with rupture of a hemangioma in the umbilical cord is presented. Hemangiomas are uncommon tumors of the umbilical cord, and their clinical significance is not entirely clear, but associations with polyhydramnios, fetal disseminated intravascular coagulation, and fe...

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Published in:Pathology, research and practice research and practice, 2006-01, Vol.202 (7), p.537-540
Main Authors: Vougiouklakis, Theodoros, Mitselou, Antigoni, Zikopoulos, Konstantinos, Dallas, Pavlos, Charalabopoulos, Konstantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fetal Death - etiology
Hemangioma
Hemangioma - complications
Hemangioma - pathology
Hemorrhage
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Rupture, Spontaneous
Umbilical Cord
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Summary:A case of intrauterine fetal death with rupture of a hemangioma in the umbilical cord is presented. Hemangiomas are uncommon tumors of the umbilical cord, and their clinical significance is not entirely clear, but associations with polyhydramnios, fetal disseminated intravascular coagulation, and fetal hydrops have been described. In a high proportion of the umbilical cord hemangiomas reported in the literature (32 cases), the fetus had died in utero as in the present case and only ten cases were vital and completely normal infants. Associated malformations and complications of the umbilical cord hemangioma are reviewed.
ISSN:0344-0338
1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.prp.2006.02.008