Strangulation of the umbilical cord due to combined amniotic band and true knot.

A case of fetal death due to an amniotic band and an umbilical cord true knot is presented. To the best of our knowledge the simultaneous occurrence of true knot of cord and amniotic band has never been previously reported and may shed light on the possible time of true knot formation in this case.

Unilateral congenital short femur: a case report.

A case of congenital short femur in an otherwise healthy infant is described. Antenatal sonographic diagnosis was made at 26 weeks of gestation. The left femur was shorter than the right (ratio 0.

Ovarian tumors in pregnancy.

Thirty-eight women were operated for an ovarian tumor diagnosed during pregnancy, with an incidence of 1/2328 deliveries. The diameter of all tumors was above 5 cm. Of the 31 women operated before delivery, seven were untreated and 24 received supportive progestational therapy.

Female pseudohermaphroditism with adrenal cortical tumor in adulthood.

Data are presented concerning a case of female pseudohermaphroditism of unknown etiology. The child was born with labioscrotal fusion and clitoromegaly. From the age of 5 to the age of 25 there was no clinical evidence of a hormonal abnormality.

Endometrial foam cells. Non-estrogenic and estrogenic.

Four patients with endometrial foam cells are described. In one the endometrium was obtained after parturition. It showed decidua and endometritis, whereas in the second patient, who had received birth control medication in the past, the endometrium was proliferative.