TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant Hepatic Hemangioma and Placental Chorangiosis
T2 - A Unique Case of Stillbirth?
AU - Paudice, Michele
AU - Peñuela, Leonardo Alett
AU - Torielli, Flaminia
AU - Spina, Bruno
AU - Remorgida, Valentino
AU - Buffelli, Francesca
AU - Fulcheri, Ezio
AU - Arioni, Cesare
AU - Vellone, Valerio Gaetano
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/3/4
Y1 - 2019/3/4
N2 - Introduction: Hepatic hemangiomas (HH) are benign vascular tumors, and when large, may contribute to fetal morbidity/mortality. Chorangiosis is placental villus capillary hypervascularity, probably linked with fetal hypoxia. Case report: We present a macrosomic stillbirth at 39 + 3 weeks of gestation with congestive heart failure (CHF) and myocardial infarction. A giant right hepatic lobe HH was present, along with placental chorangiosis. Conclusion: A common pathogenetic pathway between congenital HH and placental chorangiosis has not been reported. Our case suggests that the effects of HH and chorangiosis increase the risk of late fetal loss due to the high-output CHF.
AB - Introduction: Hepatic hemangiomas (HH) are benign vascular tumors, and when large, may contribute to fetal morbidity/mortality. Chorangiosis is placental villus capillary hypervascularity, probably linked with fetal hypoxia. Case report: We present a macrosomic stillbirth at 39 + 3 weeks of gestation with congestive heart failure (CHF) and myocardial infarction. A giant right hepatic lobe HH was present, along with placental chorangiosis. Conclusion: A common pathogenetic pathway between congenital HH and placental chorangiosis has not been reported. Our case suggests that the effects of HH and chorangiosis increase the risk of late fetal loss due to the high-output CHF.
KW - chorangiosis
KW - hepatic hemangioma
KW - stillbirth
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U2 - 10.1080/15513815.2018.1564159
DO - 10.1080/15513815.2018.1564159
M3 - Article
SN - 1551-3815
VL - 38
SP - 175
EP - 181
JO - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
JF - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
IS - 2
ER -