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Y. Makino, S. Horiuchi, M. Sonoda, H. Kobayashi, T. Kaneoka, T. Kawarabayashi
A case of large placental chorioangioma with non-immunological hydrops fetalis
A 34-year-old Japanese woman (gravida 2, para 2) with polyhydramnios and non-immunological hydrops fetalis was referred to our department at 32 weeks of gestation. On admission, the blood pressure was 120/60 mmHg and there was no pitting edema of the lower extremities. An ultrasound examination disclosed a large placental tumor 5.8 cm × 4.4 cm × 4.8 cm. Fetal lung compression was suspected because the lung-thorax transverse area ratio was 0.13. The preload index of the inferior vena cava was 0.74, suggesting fetal cardiac failure. After fetal pleural effusion was aspirated, lung compression developed. Cordocentesis was performed at 33 weeks of gestation, and the fetal karyotype was confirmed to be 46, XY from an umbilical blood cultivation. The patient underwent a cesarean section at 33 weeks of gestation due to severe uterine contraction after preterm PROM. The baby was a 3,840 g male with a distended abdomen. Apgar score at 1 minute was 1. A chest X-ray demonstrated respiratory distress syndrome. The baby was discharged on the 69th day after birth and he is now 2 years and 9 months old and healthy.
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 1619-3997
Volume: 27, 04/1999
Pages: 128 - 131