Exploring the association between chorangioma and infantile haemangioma in singleton and multiple pregnancies: a case-control study in a Swedish tertiary centre.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Placenta or placental chorangioma could be the origin site of infantile haemangioma since they share various histochemical and genetic characteristics with placental vascular tissue. The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between chorangiomas and infantile haemangiomas in singleton and multiple pregnancies.

Materials and methods

An informative questionnaire enquiring about the presence or not of infantile haemangioma and including illustrative photos of haemangioma was sent to 469 (153 cases with chorangioma and 316 controls) mothers of 323 singleton (104 cases and 219 controls) and 146 multiple (49 cases and 97 controls) liveborn neonates registered in Sweden. Overall, 310 mothers (66.1%) from 216 singleton and 94 multiple pregnancies (96

SUBMITTER: Sirotkina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588969 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature