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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun 22;6(8):1557-1560.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1662. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Discordance for placental mesenchymal dysplasia in a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: A case report

Willem Gheysen  1   2 , David Strybol  3   4 , Philippe Moerman  3   4 , An Steylemans  5 , Anniek Corveleyn  6   7 , Luc De Catte  1   2 , Isabel Couck  1   2 , Liesbeth Lewi  1   2
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Discordance for placental mesenchymal dysplasia in a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: A case report

Willem Gheysen et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) occurs in about 1 in 5000 pregnancies. The differential diagnosis between PMD and partial mole is difficult on ultrasound scan, and karyotyping plays a key role in distinguishing PMD from partial mole. Our report is the first to report on the discordancy for PMD in a monochorionic setting.

Keywords: monochorionic twin pregnancy; placental mesenchymal dysplasia; prenatal ultrasound.

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Figure 1
A, 2‐D ultrasound image demonstrating normal and molar aspect of the placenta of twin 1 (left) and twin 2 (right), respectively. B, Placenta after color dye injection showing the absence of vascular anastomoses. Twin 1 has an eccentric cord insertion (1 clamp‐left), whereas twin 2 has a marginal cord insertion (right). C, Macroscopic images demonstrating the normal placental tissue of twin 1 (left) and the cystic enlarged part belonging to twin (right)
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