Ultrasound Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Ultrasound, including details on screening, diagnosis, pregnancy, detection.

Chorioangioma of placenta: sonographic features.

Taori K, Patil P, Attarde V, Singh A, Rangankar V

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur 440003, India.

Chorioangioma is a benign vascular tumor of the placenta arising from primitive chorionic mesenchyme. Large (>4 cm) chorioangiomas are much rarer and are often associated with maternal and/or fetal complications. We describe the sonographic features of a large placental chorioangioma with normal outcome.

Published 8 January 2008 in J Clin Ultrasound, 36(2): 113-5.
Full-text of this article is available online (may require subscription).

© 2004-2008 Ultrasound Research Today. All Rights Reserved.