Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Anemia Secondary to a Large Chorioangioma
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Asha Rijhsinghani; Neil Hamill; Roger A. Williamson; Stanley Grant
- Source
- Obstetrics & Gynecology. 102:1185-1188
- Subject
- Adult
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Middle Cerebral Artery
Placenta Diseases
Anemia
Prenatal diagnosis
Pregnancy
medicine.artery
Placenta
Prenatal Diagnosis
Fetal hemoglobin
medicine
Humans
Fetal Hemoglobin
Fetus
Vascular disease
Obstetrics
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ultrasonography, Doppler
medicine.disease
Fetal Diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
embryonic structures
Middle cerebral artery
Female
alpha-Fetoproteins
business
Hemangioma
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
Blood Flow Velocity
- Language
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
BACKGROUND: Chorioangiomas are benign vascular tumors of the placenta. Complications occur when their size exceeds 5 cm. CASE: We report the use of peak systolic velocity in the middle cerebral artery, fetal hemoglobin levels in maternal circulation, and maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in the diagnosis and management of fetal anemia in a patient with a large placental chorioangioma. CONCLUSION: Fetal hemoglobin levels in maternal circulation and abrupt elevations of middle cerebral artery peak velocity may be useful in detecting fetal anemia.