Large placental hemangioma diagnosed by ultrasonography

a case report

Authors

  • Achiléa Lisboa Bittencourt Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira; Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Kleber Chagas Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira; Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Vânia Ayres Teixeira Calabrick Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira; Universidade Federal da Bahia

Keywords:

Chorioangiomas, Placental ultrasound, Placental pathology

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.

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Author Biographies

Achiléa Lisboa Bittencourt, Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira; Universidade Federal da Bahia

Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira), Obstetrics Service. Universidade Federal da Bahia, Medical School, Pathological Anatomy Department, Salvador, Brazil.

Kleber Chagas, Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira; Universidade Federal da Bahia

Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira), Obstetrics Service. Universidade Federal da Bahia, Medical School, Pathological Anatomy Department, Salvador, Brazil.

Vânia Ayres Teixeira Calabrick, Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira; Universidade Federal da Bahia

Hospital Santo Amaro (Fundação José Silveira), Obstetrics Service. Universidade Federal da Bahia, Medical School, Pathological Anatomy Department, Salvador, Brazil.

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BENIRSCHKE, K. & KAUFMAN, P. - Pathology of the Human Placenta, New York, Springer-Verlag, 1990, p 841.

BITTENCOURT, A.L. - Tumores Primários da Placenta. Não Trofoblásticos, in Garcia, A; Azoubel, R. (eds): A placenta humana. Morfologia e Patologia Fetal e Perinatal. Rio de Janeiro, Atheneu, 1986, p187.

DAO, A.H.; ROGERS, W. & WONG, S.W. - Chorioangioma of the placenta: Report of two cases with ultasound study. Obstet Gynecol 57:46S, 1981.

PHILIPPE, E. - Histopathologie Placentaire, Paris, Masson & Cie Editeurs, 1974, p 101.

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Published

1995-11-11

How to Cite

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Bittencourt AL, Chagas K, Calabrick VAT. Large placental hemangioma diagnosed by ultrasonography: a case report. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 1995 Nov. 11 [cited 2025 Oct. 16];113(6):1033-5. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1750

Issue

Vol. 113 No. 6 (1995)

Section

Case Report

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