Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Umbilical cord pathology Tumors of the umbilical cord

Umbilical cord pathology
Tumors of the umbilical cord

Contingencies are extremely rare. May be cystic or solid. The most common are angiomixoamele considered an extension of placental corioangioamelor. Tumors have been described as a rare teratoma and hemangioma.



Cystic formations observed in the cord can be classified into true and false. The true are small and derived from the remains of omfolo-mesenteric duct and false alantoidei.Cele can reach considerable size and results of liquefying gelatine Wharton.



Hematoma, although they are not true tumors, represents a serious complication of a ruptured varicose dilations with suffusions in cord. Hematoma associated with postmaturitatea, adipose degeneration of vessels, infection and calcification of vascular walls.



During pregnancy, the diagnosis can be established by ultrasound.

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