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Chorioangioma is a benign tumor ot aberrant vessels originated from the chorion. This is a case study of a 22 year-old woman presented at 22 weeks of her first gestation with polyhydramnios and a sonographic finding consistent with placental chorioangioma. The fetus developed hydrops two weeks later. After three more days the patient was admitted due to abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The membranes ruptured spontaneously. Five hours from admission she delivered spontaneously a dead 1450 grams male abortus. Uterine revision was performed due to incomplete placental expulsion. A solid mass was removed during the procedure. The mass was sent to pathology and was diagnosed as placental chorioangioma. Large chorioangioma require careful follow-up due to the possibility of rapid deterioration in fetal condition.

This is a case study of malformed conjoined twins in a spontaneous triplet pregnancy. A 20-year-old primigravida spontaneously delivered at 22 weeks gestation a normal 425-gram male newborn followed by a delivery of a 525 grams pygopagus conjoined male twins. One twin had omphalocele, missing ears, cleft palate and dysmorphic figures while the other had imperforated anus and dysmorphic figures. The Apgar scores were 2/0. The placenta was monochorionic/diamniotic with single umbilical artery supplying both conjoined twins. Conjoined twin in a triplet pregnancy may be diagnosed by ultrasound as early as the first trimester. Failure in diagnosis of the condition resulted in early delivery of three premature infants. All three infants died after delivery.

This is a case study of a 28-year old woman, gravida 1 para 0, presented at 37+4 weeks gestation due to purpura and fetal death. A 3700 gram dead male fetus without gross malformation was delivered by forceps. Post delivery abruptio placentae, diffuse intravascular coagulation, fulminant preeclampsia and acute renal failure followed. Skin biopsy revealed pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. The patient fully recovered one week postpartum. This case report discusses a possible association between pruritic urticarial papules, plaques of pregnancy and severe preeclampsia with fetal death.

A 32 years old woman, gravida 2 para 1, presented at 27 + 5 weeks' gestation with a large fetal head for the gestational age, an occipital encephalocele and ventriculomegaly. Both fetal kidneys were large, echogenic and multicystic, but oligohydramnion was not observed. Post-axial polydactyly of the fetal feet was demonstrated. The Meckel-Gruber syndrome was diagnosed, but termination of pregnancy was declined. Three weeks later, the patient spontaneously delivered an 1890 grams live-born female. The newborn died 2 days later in the neonate intensive care unit.