Three-dimensional color Doppler acquisition of a highly vascular giant placental chorioangioma

Abstract

A 25-year-old primigravida, on scan at 27 weeks, was diagnosed with a large vascular placental chorioangioma (Figure 1). The different intrauterine treatment options such as ablation of vessels by laser or glue embolization seemed difficult, as there were multiple feeders inside the tumor draining into a large feeding vessel (Figure 2); moreover, it was in close proximity to the umbilical cord, subjecting it to a higher risk of fetal demise. We managed the pregnancy conservatively with serial scans.