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- Title
Fetal hepatic hemangioma representing non-reassuring pattern in fetal heart rate monitoring.
- Authors
Morimura, Yutaka; Fujimori, Keiya; Ishida, Tomohiko; Ito, Akiko; Nomura, Yasuhisa; Sato, Akira
- Abstract
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a non-reassuring fetal pattern caused by a hepatic hemangioma that was found during fetal heart rate monitoring. A 37 weeks’ gestation, a 32-year-old-woman was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a rapidly growing fetal abdominal tumor. Fetal heart rate monitoring revealed a non-reassuring pattern, and a cesarean section was performed as a result. Examination of the 2820 g female infant suggested a hepatic hemangioma accompanying an intratumor hemorrhage and coagulopathy. The infant died 2 days after birth. The autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was a result of a hepatic hemangioma. Frequent monitoring of fetuses and ultrasound examinations are necessary for determining the timing of delivery and for a favorable prognosis.
- Subjects
HEMANGIOMAS; FETAL heart rate monitoring; LIVER tumors; TUMORS in infants
- Publication
Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Research, 2003, Vol 29, Issue 5, p347
- ISSN
1341-8076
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1341-8076.2003.00129.x