Abnormally Large Placenta Associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
- Vol. 22 (3) , 165-168
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000298909
Abstract
A 37-year-old G1-P1 was diagnosed by ultrasonography at 26 weeks of gestation as having an abnormally large placenta with hemangiomas and a fetus associated with exomphalos. Placental protein 5 levels were relatively high in placental protein levels in maternal serum. The infant, delivered by cesarean section at 34 weeks, had the typical clinical features associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. The abnormally large placenta weighed 1,492 g, measured 25 × 25 × 5.1 cm, and featured multiple hemangiomas. Microscopic placental features included edematous villi, increased fibrin deposition, intervillous thrombi, and multiple angiomatous and cellular chorangiomas.Keywords
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