Giant placenta chorioangioma with postpartum bleeding and uterine atony. (2nd December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Castañeda, Maria Carolina; Acero, Nicolás Luna; Samer, Mauricio Manrique; Celis, Mariana Medina; Pardo, Myriam C; Olaya-C, Mercedes
• Is Part Of: British journal of midwifery. Volume 29:Number 12(2021)
• Page Start: 670
• Page End: 673
• Publication Date: 2021-12-02
• Subjects: Placenta -- Chorioangioma -- Uterine atony -- Pre-eclampsia -- Hemangioma; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2021.29.12.670
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0969-4900

Abstract

Abstract : Chorioangioma is the most commonly occurring vascular, non-malignant placental tumor in pregnancy, with a reported incidence of 1% in all examined placentas. Nonetheless, real tumor incidence remains unknown because of small specimen sizes, which contributes to a lack of detection throughout the entire gestational period. Prenatal detection and diagnosis may be possible with ultrasound screening; however, most placental chorioangioma diagnoses are postnatal, based upon histopathological studies. This article report the case of postnatal diagnosis and associated complications in a 35-year-old patient with a 6 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm placental chorioangioma.