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Premature Infant With Severe Periventricular Leukomalacia Associated With a Large Placental Chorioangioma: A Case Report

Journal of Perinatology volume 22, pages 252–254 (2002)Cite this article

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We present the first reported case of severe periventricular leukomalacia associated with a large placental chorioangioma. We believe that the large chorioangioma near the point of umbilical cord insertion was not only disrupting fetoplacental circulation but may also have led to the periventricular leukomalacia lesions.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan

    Akira Harigaya MD, Yasushi Nako MD & Akihiro Morikawa MD

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan

    Hiroya Okano MD & Takeshi Takagi MD

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Harigaya, A., Nako, Y., Morikawa, A. et al. Premature Infant With Severe Periventricular Leukomalacia Associated With a Large Placental Chorioangioma: A Case Report. J Perinatol 22, 252–254 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210679

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