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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume  12, Issue 2, April - June 2024, Pages 95-96
 

Case Report

Case Report on Umbilical Cord Haemangioma: A Rare Entity

Shivani V. Bhandari1 , Vaishali S2 . Taralekar, Apoorva J. Girme3

 1 Resident, 2 Professor, 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and  Gynaecology, Bharati Hospital and Research Center,  Pune 411043, Maharashtra India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.12224.8

Abstract

Many structural abnormalities of the umbilical cord can be identified with the aid of  ultrasonography in the antenatal period. The umbilical cord contains two arteries and  one vein surrounded by a gelatinous stroma (i.e., Wharton's jelly) and covered by a single  layer of amnion. Umbilical cord, allows for the transfer of oxygen and nutrients from the  maternal circulation into fetal circulation while simultaneously removing waste products. Haemangiomas are common benign neoplasms arising from endothelial cells which  typically takes place in the skin and soft tissues. Umbilical cord hemangiomas consist  of an angiomatous nodule containing and encompassed by edema and myxomatous  degeneration of Wharton's jelly, often cystic. Prenatal sonographic differentiation between  cord hemangioma and hematoma can be difficult but is possible, Doppler can allow  visualization of the vascular architecture within a hemangioma, while a hematoma does  not have internal blood flow. We report a case of, a 20 yr old Primigravida with 37 weeks 5 days pregnancy with intra  uterine fetal demise with umbilical cord haemangioma.


Keywords : Umbilical cord haemangioma; Intra uterine fetal demise.
Corresponding Author : Vaishali S. Taralekar