A rare giant placental chorioangioma with favorable outcome: A case report and review of the literature.

We describe a rare giant placental chorioangioma in a patient who had a favorable outcome with close prenatal surveillance in a 28-year-old primigravida who was referred to our clinic for ultrasound evaluation of a suspected placental mass at 23 weeks' gestation. A detailed ultrasound scan revealed a well-circumscribed, echogenic lesion measuring 11.0 × 10.

Prenatal diagnosis of mosaic tetrasomy 21q confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

We describe the first case of a live-born neonate with mosaic tetrasomy 21q confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). A 38-year-old Caucasian female presented for amniocentesis for maternal age. Initial chromosome analysis of the amniocytes using GTG-banding showed a mos47,XY, +?i(12p)/46,XY karyotype.

Spontaneous resolution of antenatally diagnosed adrenal masses.

Four infants had adrenal masses detected prenatally, through ultrasonography, between 18 and 30 weeks' gestation. Two were predominantly cystic, and two were solid. The sizes ranged from 0.

Myositis ossificans progressiva and pregnancy.

Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare inherited ossifying condition of the striated muscle tissue. In the English language literature there is no reported association of this disease with an advanced state of pregnancy, nor is there any well-documented scientific data about the effect of pregnancy on this disease or of this disease on pregnancy. This report is about a patient with myositis ossificans progressiva carrying to 30 weeks' gestation and successfully delivering a viable female infant.

Vaginal delivery following previous cesarean section in 1983.

In 1983 the question whether or not to perform vaginal delivery following previous cesarean section is again presented to the obstetrical community. Data are presented on 778 patients managed during the decade January 1, 1973 to December 31, 1982. Four hundred seventy-six had scheduled repeat cesarean section on an elective basis.