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Giant hemangioma of the thigh: Prenatal sonographic diagnosis

✍ Scribed by Vincenzo Suma; Alberto Marini; Pier Giorgio Gamba; Claudia Luzzatto

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 383 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 0091-2751
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1870180509

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✦ Synopsis

Giant cutaneous hemangioma is a rare congenital anomaly that can cause dystocia due to its size.' We describe a case in which prenatal diagnosis of a giant hemangioma of the thigh, discovered by ultrasound examination during the 28th week, menstrual age (MA), was a useful indication that a cesarean section would be necessary.

sponding to menstrual age. Repeated, accurate, longitudinal, transverse, and oblique echographic scans showed no evidence of vascular lacunae or pulsatile structures. No anomalies of the brain, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen, upper limbs, or lower right limb were found.

The abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava had normal morphology and position. Sonographic examinations were repeated every week

CASE REPORT

A 34-year-old woman, primigravida, with a negative personal and family history, was referred to our Ultrasound Service after a routine sonogram. This examination, performed at 28 weeks, MA, showed a mass in the left thigh of the fetus.

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