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Macerated Fetus in Utero Relating to Intracranial Angioma : Report of 2 Cases
Suvannasankha A 
,
Shuangshoti S ,
Shuangshoti S
,
Shuangshoti S ,
Shuangshoti S Two macerated fetuses in utero are presented. The mothers experienced no abnormalities
during pregnancy. Both fetuses were found postmortem to have intracranial angiomas. In case I,
the angioma in the choroid plexus of the right lateral ventricle was associated with intraventricular
and subarchnoid hemorrhages. There was additional angiomatosis in the leptomeninges and
substance of the brain. In case 2, there was leptomeningeal angiomatosis with diffuse subarchnoid
hemorrhage. It is suggested that spontaneous rupture of the angioma of the choroid plexus in case I
and of the leptomeninges in case 2 resulted in immediate death of the fetuses with subsequent
maceration in utero. Asymptomatic angioma of the fourth ventricular choroid plexus is also described
in case 2 because of its extreme rarity.
during pregnancy. Both fetuses were found postmortem to have intracranial angiomas. In case I,
the angioma in the choroid plexus of the right lateral ventricle was associated with intraventricular
and subarchnoid hemorrhages. There was additional angiomatosis in the leptomeninges and
substance of the brain. In case 2, there was leptomeningeal angiomatosis with diffuse subarchnoid
hemorrhage. It is suggested that spontaneous rupture of the angioma of the choroid plexus in case I
and of the leptomeninges in case 2 resulted in immediate death of the fetuses with subsequent
maceration in utero. Asymptomatic angioma of the fourth ventricular choroid plexus is also described
in case 2 because of its extreme rarity.
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