chorioangioma
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Chorioangioma, placental — A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications including polyhydramnios (excess amniotic fluid), maternal and fetal clotting problems (coagulopathies), premature delivery, toxemia,… … Medical dictionary
chorioangioma — Benign tumor of placental blood vessel s (hemangioma), usually of no clinical significance; large tumors may be associated with placental insufficiency and fetal hydrops; in some instances, the stroma is edem … Medical dictionary
Placental chorioangioma — A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications including excess amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios), maternal and fetal clotting problems (coagulopathies), premature delivery, toxemia,… … Medical dictionary
Polyhydramnios — (polyhydramnion, hydramnios) is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac. It is seen in 0.5 to 2% of pregnancies.Fact|date=November 2007 It is typically diagnosed when the amniotic fluid exceeds 2000… … Wikipedia
angiomyxoma — A myxoma in which there is an unusually large number of vascular structures. aggressive a. locally invasive, but nonmetastasizing tumor of genital organs in young women. * * * an·gio·myx·o·ma (an″je o mik soґmə) a chorioangioma… … Medical dictionary
chorangioma — cho·ran·gi·o·ma (ko ran″je oґmə) chorioangioma … Medical dictionary
